Jesús Parejo Explained

Jesús Parejo (born 10 March 1981) is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. He holds personal bests of and for those events. His greatest achievements were a discus silver medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze medals at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics and 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.

He also represented his country at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2011 Military World Games, and the 2014 South American Games, and was a three-time participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. He was a medallist at three straight editions of both the Bolivarian Games and ALBA Games.

A five-time national champion, he was Venezuela's top discus thrower from around 2005 to 2014, following on from Héctor Hurtado.^[1]

Personal bests

• Shot put – (2011)
• Discus throw – (2008)
• Hammer throw – (2005)

All information from All-Athletics profile.^[1]

International competitions

2000	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	3rd	Discus throw	45.83 m
2001	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	3rd	Hammer throw	53.84 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	Discus throw	53.90 m
	CAC Championships	St. George's, Grenada	4th	Discus throw	51.85 m
2005	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	4th	Shot put	16.57 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	54.65 m
	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	Discus throw	52.33 m
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Discus throw	53.43 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	Shot put	53.30 m
2008	CAC Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Discus throw	56.49 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	5th	Discus throw	56.43 m
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Discus throw	56.44 m
	CAC Championships	Havana, Cuba	4th	Discus throw	55.92 m
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	3rd	Shot put	17.54 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	55.98 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	Shot put	16.82 m
			4th	Discus throw	54.72 m
2010	CAC Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	54.88 m
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	9th	Discus throw	53.40 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	Discus throw	57.42 m
	CAC Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th	Discus throw	55.00 m
	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.56 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	54.85 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	8th	Discus throw	55.35 m
	Military World Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Shot put	16.69 m
			9th	Discus throw	54.59 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	8th	Discus throw	53.88 m
2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	55.85 m
	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	6th	Discus throw	53.53 m
2014	CAC Games	Xalapa, Mexico	7th	Shot put	16.05 m
			5th	Discus throw	53.87 m
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	Discus throw	55.06 m

Notes and References

1. http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/102603 Jesus PAREJO