Diego Alan del Real Galindo (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican hammer thrower.

Diego del Real
Diego del Real (2016)
Personal information
Full nameDiego Alan del Real Galindo
Nationality Mexico
Born (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30)
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
ClubPuro D Club y Casa Morelos
Coached byAlejandro Laverdesque
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)HT (7.26 kg): 77.49 m (Querétaro 2016)

HT (6 kg): 74.37 m (Mexico 2012)

HT (5 kg): 75.07 m (Mexico 2011)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Mexico
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Morelia Hammer throw
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Miramar Hammer throw
CAC Junior Championships (Junior)
Gold medal – first place 2012 San Salvador Hammer throw
Updated on 27 December 2014

He competed in boys' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing first in the B final[1] and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

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Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid, this nicknames were given to him the first time his parents saw all his potential. He studied at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

One of the greatest hammer throw athletes of Mexico, with just 19 years old, Diego Alan Del Real Galindo already has experience on national and international competitions like Pan American Games of Guadalajara,[3] with a Silver medal on Jr. Pan American Championship Miramar 2011, Gold Medal on Centro American Hammer Throw competition, Gold Medal on San Salvador 2012, Silver Medal on Centro American and Caribbean of Morelia 2013 and he finished first, winning the gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American Games in Colombia.

He is coached by Alejandro Laverdesque.

Personal best

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Event Result Venue Date
Hammer throw 78.86m A   Nuevo León 24 abril 2021

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Mexico
2010 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U17)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st Hammer (5 kg) 61.27 m
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 9th (B) Hammer (5 kg) 69.66 m
2011 World Youth Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq, France 6th Hammer (5 kg) 72.21 m
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 2nd Hammer (6 kg) 66.77 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 10th Hammer 59.41 m A
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Hammer (6 kg) 73.96 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th (q) Hammer (6 kg) 69.56 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 2nd Hammer 65.35 m A
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st Hammer (6 kg) 72.99 m A
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 1st Hammer 69.42 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 4th Hammer 69.84 m A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 6th Hammer 71.74 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd Hammer 70.83 m
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Hammer 74.55 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Hammer 76.05 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 26th (q) Hammer 71.29 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd (q) Hammer 70.50 m1
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st Hammer 74.95 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th Hammer 74.16 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (q) Hammer 73.15 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 15th (q) Hammer 75.17 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 16th (q) Hammer 74.12 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd Hammer 74.57 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th Hammer 72.56 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 4th Hammer 75.63 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 22nd (q) Hammer 72.10 m

1No mark in the final

References

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  1. ^ Es primero Diego del Real en la final “B” de lanzamiento de martillo Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "¡Diego del Real se quedó a nada del bronce!". Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ Biography - DEL REAL Diego Alan, PASO, archived from the original on December 27, 2014, retrieved December 27, 2014
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