Natalia Duco Explained

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Fullname:	Natalia Duco Soler
Birth Date:	31 January 1989
Birth Place:	San Felipe, Valparaíso
Weight:	99kg (218lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Shot Put
Education:	Gabriela Mistral University
Updated:	16 June 2024

Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe, Valparaíso) is a Chilean shot putter.

Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, placing seventh.

She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games.^[1]

In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.^[2]

Personal bests

• Shot put: 18.80 m – London, 6 August 2012

Achievements

Representing
2004	South American Youth Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	Shot put	12.64 m
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	4th	Shot put	14.44 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	7th	Shot put	13.79 m
	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	13.57 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	12th	Shot put	14.38 m
	South American Youth Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	15.67 m
			1st	Discus throw	39.31 m
	South American U23 Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	16.36 m (AYR, NJR)
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Shot put	16.59 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	16.20 m
	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	16.67 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	16.40 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Shot put	16.92 m (PB)
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	1st	Shot put	18.65 m (AJR, NR)
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Shot put	17.23 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	Shot put	17.40 m
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	17.77 m A
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	4th	Shot put	17.84 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	17.73 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	19th (q)	Shot put	17.61 m
2010	South American Under-23 Championships	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.71 m A
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	Shot put	17.10 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	17.15 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	20th (q)	Shot put	17.42 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Shot put	17.56 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	18.46 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	Shot put	18.80 m ()
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	3rd	Shot put	17.96 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	11th	Shot put	18.02 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	13th (q)	Shot put	17.24 m
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Shot put	18.07 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	17.53 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.88m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	17.56 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Shot put	18.01 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th	Shot put	17.98 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	17.45 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th	Shot put	18.07 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (q)	Shot put	17.66 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	4th	Shot put	17.73 m
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.99 m
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	–	Shot put	DQ
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	16.75 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put	17.08 m
2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	16.93 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	7th	Shot put	16.58 m
2024	South American Indoor Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put	16.63 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	4th	Shot put	16.74 m

External links

• • Sports reference biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Natalia Ducó Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101417/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/natalia-duco-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-11-19.
2. Web site: Etchells . Daniel . Chilean shot putter suspended after testing positive for banned substance . . 28 November 2023 . 19 July 2018.