Ignacio Guerra

Ignacio
Personal information
Nationality Chile
BornSantiago, Chile
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
College teamWKU
Coached byEsteban Sosa and Jarret Murphy
Retired2015
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsSemifinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
World finalsCompeted in two World Championships
National finalsNational Record (All categories)
Highest world rankingRanked Number One in South America (2008), Number 9 in the World (May 2011), and was the best Ibero-American athlete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Personal best(s)Javelin throw: 78.69 m (2011, FL, USA)
Medal record

Gold at the 2008 Southamerican Championship

Ignacio Guerra Martorell is a retired Chilean track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.[1] He set both a national record and a personal best throw of 78.69 metres, by finishing first at Florida Relays and APSU Governors Invitational in Gainesville, Florida.[2][3]

Guerra represented Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's javelin throw. He performed a best throw of 73.03 metres from his third and final attempt, but fell short in his bid for the twelve-man final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.[4]

Guerra is also a member of the track and field team for the WKU Hilltoppers, and also, a graduate of Marketing and Sales at the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Guerra retired from the javelin throw in 2015, after more than 20 years in the sport. He is currently Export Manager of Via Wines and Director of FreshWater.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ignacio Guerra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Guerra Takes National Lead In The Javelin At Florida Relays". Western Kentucky University Athletics. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Ignacio Guerra Batió el Récord de Chile y Quedó 11º en el Ranking Mundial" [Ignacio Guerra broke the Chilean record and was eleventh in the world ranking] (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Deportes Chile. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Ignacio Guerra renuncia a la jabalina". Retrieved 30 September 2017.


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