Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989) is a Chilean shot putter.
Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, placing seventh.
She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games.
In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.
Personal bests Shot put: 18.80 m – London, United Kingdom, 6 August 2012
Achievements Representing 2004South American Youth ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador 2ndShot put12.64 m2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco4thShot put14.44 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada7thShot put13.79 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsRosario, Argentina1stShot put13.57 m2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China12thShot put14.38 mSouth American Youth ChampionshipsCaracas, Venezuela 1stShot put15.67 m 1stDiscus throw39.31 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 1stShot put16.36 m (AYR, NJR)2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela3rdShot put16.59 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 3rdShot put16.20 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 1stShot put16.67 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stShot put16.40 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thShot put16.92 m (PB)2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile 1stShot put18.65 m (AJR, NR)World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 1stShot put17.23 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China22nd (q)Shot put17.40 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stShot put17.77 m A2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba4thShot put17.84 mSouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stShot put17.73 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th (q)Shot put17.61 m2010South American Under-23 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1stShot put17.71 m AIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 2ndShot put17.10 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 1stShot put17.15 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea20th (q)Shot put17.42 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico5thShot put17.56 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 2ndShot put18.46 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom7thShot put18.80 m ()2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia3rdShot put17.96 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11thShot put18.02 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland13th (q)Shot put17.24 mSouth American GamesSantiago, Chile 1stShot put18.07 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 1stShot put17.53 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico2ndShot put17.88m A2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndShot put17.56 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada3rdShot put18.01 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China9thShot put17.98 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdShot put17.45 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10thShot put18.07 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (q)Shot put17.66 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan4thShot put17.73 mBolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia1stShot put17.99 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia –Shot putDQ2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia2ndShot put16.75 mSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stShot put17.08 m2023South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3rdShot put16.93 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile7thShot put16.58 m2024South American Indoor ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia2ndShot put16.63 mIbero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil4thShot put16.74 mOlympic GamesParis, France30th (q)Shot put16.11 m
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