Marco Antonio Verni Explained

Marco Antonio Verni Lippi (born 27 February 1976, in Santiago) is a Chilean shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Santiago.

Biography

He is a multiple South American champion,^[1] finished eleventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade and won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007, the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 as well as the 2004 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

Verni held the South American Record with 21.14 metres until 2013.^[2]

Competition record

Representing
1994	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	3rd	Shot put	13.82 m
			6th	Discus throw	37.28 m
1995	Pan American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Shot put	16.23 m
			5th	Discus throw	45.60 m
	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	Shot put	16.04 m
			3rd	Discus throw	44.02 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	Shot put	16.82 m
			6th	Discus throw	48.56 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	19th (q)	Shot put	15.74 m
			23rd (q)	Discus throw	46.64 m
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	7th	Shot put	16.81 m
	South American Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.76 m A
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus	51.88 m A
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	Shot put	17.83 m
	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	16th (q)	Shot put	16.23 m
		Winnipeg, Canada	6th	Shot put	16.65 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Shot put	18.10 m
			8th	Discus	48.48 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Shot put	18.57 m
			4th	Discus	49.56 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	25th (q)	Shot put	18.85 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	11th	Shot put	18.31 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Shot put	19.79 m
			5th	Discus	50.68 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	20.23 m
		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	Shot put	20.14 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	21st (q)	Shot put	19.24 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	15th (q)	Shot put	19.61 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	Shot put	20.17 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	–	Shot put	NM
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Shot put	18.43 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (q)	Shot put	18.60 m
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	Shot put	18.48 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	2nd	Shot put	18.62 m
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Shot put	19.22 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Shot put	18.54 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	27th (q)	Shot put	18.68 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	4th	Shot put	18.23 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	39th (q)	Shot put	17.96 m
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	Shot put	17.45 m

References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sac.htm South American Championships (Men)
2. Web site: Record Sudamericano.