Isabel Avellán (20 August 1933 – 20 September 2010) was an Argentine athlete.[1] She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Isabel Avellán in 1953 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Isabel Ercilla Avellán |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Born | 20 August 1933 |
| Died | 20 September 2010 (aged 77) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
Biography
editAvellán was born in 1933, and at the age of nineteen, she won the discus and the shot put events at the 1952 Argentine Championships.[3] By 1954, she had become a three-time national champion in the discus throw.[3]
At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Avellán won the silver medal in the women's discus throw,[4][5] setting a new national record.[3] A year later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Avellán was the flag bearer for Argentina,[6] becoming the first female flag bearer for the nation at the Olympics.[7] Avellán competed in the women's discus throw at the Olympics, finishing in sixth place out of 22 participants.[8]
Avellán also competed at multiple editions of the South American Championships in Athletics,[9] winning gold in the discus in the 1956 Championships,[10] and two golds, in the discus and shot put, at the 1958 Championships.[11]
After moving to Australia with her husband,[1] Avellán won the discus event at the 1960 Australian Athletics Championships.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Isabel Avellán". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isabel Avellán Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Isabel Avellán, finalista olimpica y una historia romantica". CADA Atletismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Flagbearers for 1956 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "La bandera y las mujeres en el deporte argentino". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Discus Throw, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Isabel Avellán". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "1956 South American Champs". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "1958 South American Champs". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Australian Women's Track & Field Championships 1959-60". Athletics.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
