Mauricio Alexander Ortega Girón (born 4 August 1994 in Apartadó, Antioquia)Biscayart, Eduardo (2013-12-02). Rodriguez and Garcia help Colombia shine at Bolivarian Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. is a Colombian discus thrower. His personal best of 70.29 m for the event is the National record. He also holds the South American record.
He was the gold medallist at the 2014 South American Games and a bronze medallist at the 2013 South American Championships in Athletics. He was a two-time champion at the South American U20 Championships.
Career He competed at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics and placed fourth.World Youth Championships 2011 . World Junior Athletics History (2013-01-19). Retrieved on 2014-03-20.Arcoleo, Laura (2011-07-06). Boys' Discus Throw Final – Dacres, Jamaica's first . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. He topped the podium at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics with a national junior record mark of – he was the youngest entrant at the event.South American Junior Championships 2011 . WJAH (2012-12-01). Retrieved on 2014-03-20. At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics he improved his record to in qualifying,Martin, David (2012-07-10). Craft produces major shock with Kenya and Ethiopia also winning gold – Barcelona 2012 – Day One Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. but performed less well in the final and finished ninth.World Junior Championships 2012 . WJAH (2013-01-19). Retrieved on 2014-03-20. He began to throw with the senior-weight discus that year and was the winner of the 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-09-24). Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. He won at the National Games of Colombia with a personal best of .Mauricio Ortega. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-03-20.
Ortega established himself at the senior level in 2013. He won his first Colombian senior title in June and took the bronze medal at the 2013 South American Championships in Athletics with a personal best of . The 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships was hosted in Medellín and he came second to Hayden Reed with a junior personal best of . He improved further to a South American U20 record and championship record of to win gold at the 2013 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, which was also in Colombia.Biscayart, Eduardo (2013-10-21). Tenorio shines at South American Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. A Colombian senior record came at the 2013 Bolivarian Games, where his throw of brought him the gold medal in a games record.
He improved the national record to at the 2014 South American Games, breaking the games record to take the gold medal.Biscayart, Eduardo (2014-03-17). Davide and Duco delight big crowd on final day of ODESUR Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20.
Personal bests Event Result Venue Date Discus throw 70.29 m A Lovelhe 22 July 2020
International competitions Representing 2011World U18 ChampionshipsVilleneuve-d'Ascq, France4thDiscus throw (1.5 kg)60.28 mSouth American U20 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1stDiscus throw (1.75 kg)58.48 m A 2012World U20 ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain9thDiscus throw (1.75 kg)57.50 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1stDiscus throw53.94 m 2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia3rdDiscus throw57.76 m Pan American U20 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2ndDiscus throw (1.75 kg)61.77 m ASouth American U20 ChampionshipsResistencia, Argentina1stDiscus throw (1.75 kg)62.78 m CRBolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru1stDiscus throw59.67 m , , 2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile1stDiscus throw59.95 m , Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4thDiscus throw59.10 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay1stDiscus throw60.46 m CRCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico2ndDiscus throw60.69 m A2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stDiscus throw61.36 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada7thDiscus throw61.33 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China11thDiscus throw62.01 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil18th (q)Discus throw61.62 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stDiscus throw57.60 m2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stDiscus throw63.82 m World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom16th (q)Discus throw62.97 m2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1stDiscus throw62.10 m A Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1stDiscus throw66.30 m Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru1stDiscus throw60.49 m2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stDiscus throw58.89 mPan American GamesLima, Peru5thDiscus throw61.15 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th (q)Discus throw61.92 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan7thDiscus throw64.08 mMemorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium8th Discus throw 62.76 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States26th (q)Discus throw59.91 mSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay2ndDiscus throw63.59 m2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador2ndDiscus throw61.67 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3rdDiscus throw60.15 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile2ndDiscus throw61.86 m2024Ibero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil4th Discus throw 61.34 mOlympic GamesParis, France18th (q) Discus throw 61.97 m2025South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina 3rd Discus throw 61.91 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan27th (q) Discus throw 60.57 m2026Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia5thDiscus throw60.44 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicDiscus throw DNS
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