Eli Johana Moreno Valencia (born 15 April 1985) is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She is the Colombian record holder in the hammer with a best throw of 69.80, making her the second best South American thrower after Jennifer Dahlgren.
She is a two-time South American Champion and was runner-up in 2005 and 2006. She has also won two bronze medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, as well as a bronze at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Career She won her first continental medal at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics, where she was runner-up to Jennifer Dahlgren but managed to improve the Colombian national record to 61.65 m.Biscayart, Eduardo (2005-07-24). Brazil wins overall at the South American Championships, Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. The following year she won a bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, setting a new record of 65.51 m.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2006-07-28). Betanzos, Moreno, Cumbá lead Cuban sweep – CAC Games Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. At the 2006 South American Championships in Athletics she was again behind Dahlgren at continental level and took the silver medal with a throw of 64.94 m.Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-10-02). Brazil confirms its South American domination in Tunja. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. She ended the year with another silver behind Dahlgren at the 2006 South American Games which doubled as the Under-23 continental championships.Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-11-13). Brazil best at South American U-23. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
She achieved a season's best of 64.40 m to win the hammer at the Grand Prix Colombiano, where she also took the silver in the shot put with a throw of 14.05 m.CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO JUNIOR 2007 SAN PABLO BRASIL DEL 6 AL 8 DE JULIO . Atletismo Peruano (2007-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-07-22. Moreno obtained her first South American title at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics, winning the hammer in São Paulo. She also took part in the 2007 Pan American Games that year and was eighth in hammer.Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-24). Moreno takes Hammer with 75.20 Games record – Pan-American Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
She made a strong start to the outdoor season in 2008, setting a new national record of 67.09 m to take the bronze at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-07). Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. She improved this further at the Colombian Grand Prix in Bogotá, recording a mark of 68.00 m.Johana Moreno, nueva marca nacional en el Grand Prix de atletismo . ColDeportes (2008-07-21). Retrieved on 2010-07-23. She was selected to represent her country at the Olympics for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games. She threw 64.66 m in the qualifiers and did not progress to the final.Biography: Moreno, Johana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
Moreno began 2009 with an improvement to 69.80 m in March at the Grand Prix Sudamericano in Santa Fe, Argentina, making her the second best South American hammer thrower after Dahlgren.Telón con récords en Santa Fe – Argentina . Atletismo Peruano (2009-03-30). Retrieved on 2010-07-22. She won her second continental title at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics with a throw of 65.79 m,Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-20). Murer vaults 4.60m at South American Championships – Day 1 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. and then took the bronze at the 2009 CAC Championships behind Cuban Arasay Thondike and improving Venezuelan Rosa Rodríguez.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. She attended her second global event – the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – but her throw of 65.05 m was again not enough to make the final.2009 World Championships – Hammer Throw – Women Qualification . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
In 2010, Moreno's best throw (in hammer throw) was 66.98 metres of which she achieved at the Central American and Caribbean Games. She received 1st place in the games after throwing further than the Venezuelan record holder, Rosa Rodriguez. Moreno competed in no other major competitions in 2010.
2011 was a more successful year for Moreno than the previous year, placing 1st at the Central American and Caribbean Championships for the first time (bronze in 2008 and 2009) and achieving second at the South American Championships behind accomplished athlete, Jennifer Dahlgren. Moreno also competed at the Pan American Games coming 12th place with a throw of 59.23 metres. Her best throw was 68.53 metres which she did at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. It was also her best throw since 2009.
Personal bests EventBest (m)VenueDateShot put 15.61 m A Bogotá, Colombia 28 May 2005Discus throw 45.95 m A Bogotá, Colombia 28 May 2005Hammer throw 69.80 m Santa Fe, Argentina 29 March 2009 All information taken from IAAF profile.
Major competition record Representing 2002South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay4thShot13.03 m2ndDiscus41.34 m2ndHammer49.63 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2ndHammer61.65 mBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia3rdShot13.99 m A3rdHammer59.99 m A2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia3rdHammer65.51 m (NR)South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia4thShot14.17 m A7thDiscus41.39 m A 2ndHammer64.94 m A South American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina6thShot put13.74 m4thDiscus44.67 m2ndHammer61.64 m2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela3rdHammer61.20 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil6thShot13.81 m1stHammer61.93 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil8thHammer62.77 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile4thHammer62.49 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdHammer67.09 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China36th (q)Hammer64.66 m2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stHammer65.79 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba3rdHammer67.66 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany31st (q)Hammer65.05 mBolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia1stHammer69.65 m GR A2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico1stHammer66.98 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina2ndHammer68.53 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico1stHammer67.97 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico12thHammer59.23 m A2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 3rdHammer68.58 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom18th (q)Hammer68.53 m2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia2ndHammer67.22 mBolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru2ndHammer66.59 m2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile3rdHammer65.58 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil2ndHammer66.01 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico7thHammer64.13 m ACentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico3rdHammer67.77 m A2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndHammer66.05 m2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay3rdHammer63.09 mBolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2ndHammer62.17 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia5thHammer64.64 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia4thHammer60.83 m
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