Emilio Ortíz

Emilio Ortíz
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires Hammer throw
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1949 Lima Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Buenos Aires Hammer throw

Emilio Ortíz was an Argentine track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. His greatest achievement was a gold medal at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games, held on home turf in Buenos Aires. He won with a mark of 48.04 m (157 ft 7+1⁄4 in), beating fellow Argentine Manuel Etchepare by nearly two metres.[1] He was a surprise winner of that event, over more favoured opposition.[2] Ortíz remained the only South American to win that hammer title until he was matched by his fellow countryman Juan Ignacio Cerra in 2003.[3]

He was twice a medallist at the South American Championships in Athletics, taking silver behind Chile's Edmundo Zúñiga in 1949 then a bronze with 49.25 m (161 ft 6+3⁄4 in) at the 1952 Championships.[4]

References

  1. ^ 1951 Pan American Games. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
  2. ^ Boletín Nº 40 PRIMEROS JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS PANAMERICANOS BUENOS AIRES, 25 DE FEBRERO - 8 DE MARZO DE 1951 Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. MUNDO DEPORTIVO (1951-12-27). Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
  3. ^ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-13.
  4. ^ South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-13.