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
1953 Santiago Hammer throw
1954 São Paulo Hammer throw
1956 Santiago Hammer throw
1957 Santiago Hammer throw
1958 Montevideo Hammer throw
Ibero-American Games
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 (unofficial) 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 (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 3rd Hammer throw 50.37 m
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st Hammer throw 54.45 m
1959 South American Championships (unofficial) São Paulo, Brazil 2nd Hammer throw 51.81 m
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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