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Alejandro Díaz (athlete)

Alejandro Díaz
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Díaz Bertoli
Born(1920-07-05)5 July 1920
Santiago, Chile
Died12 April 2004(2004-04-12) (aged 83)[1]
Santiago, Chile
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Chile
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Santiago Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 1954 São Paulo Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1956 Santiago Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Santiago Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1958 Montevideo Hammer throw
Ibero-American Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Santiago Hammer throw

Alejandro Díaz Bertoli[a] (5 July 1920 – 12 April 2004) was a Chilean athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chile
1953 South American Championships (U) Santiago, Chile 3rd Hammer throw 48.65 m
1954 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd Hammer throw 50.04 m
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 4th Hammer throw 50.56 m
1956 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 1st Hammer throw 52.88 m
Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia 18th (q) Hammer throw 52.23 m
1957 South American Championships (U) Santiago, Chile 3rd Hammer throw 50.37 m
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st Hammer throw 54.45 m
1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States 7th Hammer throw 51.34 m
1960 Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd Hammer throw 52.16 m
1961 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th Hammer throw 49.80 m
1962 Ibero-American Games Madrid, Spain 10th Hammer throw 50.22 m

Personal bests

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Bertoli.

References

  1. ^ Alejandro Díaz at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Díaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.


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