Nazareno Sasia

Nazareno Sasia
Personal information
Full nameNazareno Uriel Sasia
Born (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
Cerrito, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put

Nazareno Uriel Sasia (born 5 January 2001) is an Argentine athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] He represented his country at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest without qualifying for the final. In addition, he has won multiple medals on regional level.

His personal bests in the event are 20.74 metres outdoors (Concepción del Uruguay 2023) and 19.79 metres indoors (Cochabamba 2024). He also has a best of 57.26 metres in the discus (Cascavel 2022).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Argentina
2018 South American U18 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 1st Shot put (5 kg) 21.40 m
2nd Discus throw (1.5 kg) 57.19 m
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Shot put (5 kg) 43.19 m1
2019 South American U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Shot put (6 kg) 19.13 m
3rd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 53.91 m
Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 4th Shot put (6 kg) 19.88 m
8th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 55.37 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 2nd Shot put 19.79 m
4th Discus throw 53.56 m
South American U23 Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st Shot put 19.11 m
3rd Discus throw 55.24 m
Junior Pan American Games (U23) Cali, Colombia 1st Shot put 20.08 m
5th Discus throw 55.69 m
2022 South American U23 Championships Cascavel, Brazil 1st Shot put 19.76 m
1st Discus throw 57.26 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 3rd Shot put 19.73 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd Shot put 19.75 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (q) Shot put 19.51 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 6th Shot put 19.69 m
2024 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd Shot put 19.79 m
Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 4th Shot put 20.33 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 23rd (q) Shot put 19.33 m

1Aggregate of 21.94 and 21.25

References