Diego del Real explained

Diego del Real
Fullname:Diego Alan del Real Galindo
Sport:Track and field
Event:Hammer throw
Coach:Alejandro Laverdesque
Club:Puro D Club y Casa Morelos
Birth Date:1994 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Monterrey, Nuevo León
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Weight:1120NaN0
Pb:HT (7.26 kg): 77.49 m (Querétaro 2016)
HT (6 kg): 74.37 m (Mexico 2012)
HT (5 kg): 75.07 m (Mexico 2011)
Updated:27 December 2014

Diego Alan del Real Galindo (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican hammer thrower.

He competed in boys' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing first in the B final[1] and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid, this nicknames were given to him the first time his parents saw all his potential. He studied at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

One of the greatest hammer throw athletes of Mexico, with just 19 years old, Diego Alan Del Real Galindo already has experience on national and international competitions like Pan American Games of Guadalajara, with a Silver medal on Jr. Pan American Championship Miramar 2011, Gold Medal on Centro American Hammer Throw competition, Gold Medal on San Salvador 2012, Silver Medal on Centro American and Caribbean of Morelia 2013 and he finished first, winning the gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American Games in Colombia.

He is coached by Alejandro Laverdesque.

Achievements

Representing
2010Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U17)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republicbgcolor=gold1stHammer (5 kg)61.27 m
Youth Olympic GamesSingapore9th (B)Hammer (5 kg)69.66 m
2011World Youth ChampionshipsVilleneuve d'Ascq, France6thHammer (5 kg)72.21 m
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida, United Statesbgcolor=silver2ndHammer (6 kg)66.77 m
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, México10thHammer59.41 m A
2012Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
San Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=gold1stHammer (6 kg)73.96 m
World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain17th (q)Hammer (6 kg)69.56 m
2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Méxicobgcolor=silver2ndHammer65.35 m A
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombiabgcolor=gold1stHammer (6 kg)72.99 m A
2014NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsKamloops, British Columbia, Canadabgcolor=gold1stHammer69.42 m
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, México4thHammer69.84 m A
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada6thHammer71.74 m
NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rdHammer70.83 m
2016NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=gold1stHammer74.55 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4thHammer76.05 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom26th (q)Hammer71.29 m
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan3rd (q)Hammer70.50 m1
2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombiabgcolor=gold1stHammer74.95 m
2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru4thHammer74.16 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (q)Hammer73.15 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan15th (q)Hammer75.17 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States16th (q)Hammer74.12 m
2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=silver2ndHammer74.57 m
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12thHammer72.56 m
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile4thHammer75.63 m
2024Olympic GamesParis, France22nd (q)Hammer72.10 m
1No mark in the final

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atletismoenmexico.com/2010/08/23/es-primero-diego-del-real-en-la-final-%E2%80%9Cb%E2%80%9D-de-lanzamiento-de-martillo/ Es primero Diego del Real en la final “B” de lanzamiento de martillo
  2. News: ¡Diego del Real se quedó a nada del bronce!. 22 August 2016. Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918044915/http://sportspedia.com.mx/diego-del-real-se-queda-a-nada-del-bronce/. 18 September 2016. dead.