Nicolás Quijera | |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1996 |
Birth Place: | Pamplona, Navarre, Spain[1] |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Weight: | 85 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Javelin throw |
Club: | Grupompleo Pamplona Atlético |
Coach: | Idoia Mariezkurrena |
Relatives: | Manu Quijera (brother) |
Education: | Mississippi State University[2] |
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Nicolás Quijera Poza (born 24 June 1996 in Pamplona) is a Spanish athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He won a gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
His personal best in the event is 80.21 metres set in Eugene in 2018.
His brother is Manu Quijera, also a Spanish javelin thrower.[3]
Representing | ||||||
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2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 14th (q) | Javelin throw | 66.19 m | |
2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 16th (q) | Javelin throw | 67.28 m | |
2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Javelin throw | 75.30 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 12th | Javelin throw | 69.59 m | |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Javelin throw | 75.13 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 24th (q) | Javelin throw | 73.27 m |