Juan Ignacio Cerra (born 16 October 1976 in Santa Fe) is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record.Area records
Career He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also has a bronze medal from the 1999 Pan American Games, and won the 1998 South American Games. He participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final. He won the Konex Award Merit Diploma in 2010 as one of the five best athletes from the last decade in Argentina.
Personal bests Hammer throw: 76.42 m – Trieste, 25 July 2001
Competition record Representing 1992South American Youth ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile 2ndDiscus (1.5 kg)49.74 m 1stHammer (5 kg) 69.64 m1993Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada 3rdHammer57.78 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsPuerto la Cruz, Venezuela 1stHammer58.02 m1994South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina 1stHammer66.62 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal12th (q)Hammer60.44 m1995Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile9thDiscus40.92 m 2ndHammer64.24 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2ndDiscus44.40 m 1stHammer67.12 m1997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina3rdHammer68.92 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rdHammer70.83 mSouth American GamesCuenca, Ecuador1stHammer68.56 m A1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia 1stHammer72.09 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada 3rdHammer70.68 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain31st (q)Hammer71.24 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stHammer74.32 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia27th (q)Hammer72.86 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil 1stHammer73.95 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada29th (q)Hammer70.70 m2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 1stHammer73.31 mPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1stHammer75.53 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France24th (q)Hammer72.70 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1stHammer73.34 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece26th (q)Hammer72.53 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 1stHammer72.03 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland27th (q)Hammer68.44 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico1stHammer69.38 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1stHammer71.20 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 1stHammer72.96 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rdHammer72.12 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile1stHammer69.74 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China30th (q)Hammer70.16 m2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stHammer69.42 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany30th (q)Hammer69.37 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 2ndHammer71.37 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 1stHammer72.12 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea34th (q)Hammer64.27 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico6thHammer66.80 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 3rdHammer70.86 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom36th (q)Hammer68.20 m2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia 2ndHammer69.33 m2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile 3rdHammer66.34 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil5thHammer67.96 m2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdHammer67.70 m
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