Ignacio Guerra

Chilean javelin thrower

1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Weight80 kg (176 lb)SportSportAthleticsEventJavelin throwCollege teamWKUCoached byEsteban Sosa and Jarret MurphyRetired2015Achievements and titlesOlympic finalsJJOO Beijing 2008World finalsTwo World Championships CompetitionNational finalsNational Record (All categories)Highest world rankingNumber One in South America (2008). Number 9 in the World ( May 2011). Best Ibero American at the JJOO BEIJING 2008Personal bestJavelin throw: 78.69 m (2011)

Medal record

Gold at the 2008 Southamerican Championship

Ignacio Guerra Martorell is a retired Chilean track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.^[1] He set both a national record and a personal best throw of 78.69 metres, by finishing first at Florida Relays and APSU Governors Invitational in Gainesville, Florida.^[2]^[3]

Guerra represented Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's javelin throw. He performed a best throw of 73.03 metres from his third and final attempt, but fell short in his bid for the twelve-man final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.^[4]

Guerra is also a member of the track and field team for the WKU Hilltoppers, and also, a graduate of Marketing and Sales at the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Guerra retired from the javelin throw in 2015, after more than 20 years in the sport. He is currently Export Manager of Via Wines and Director of FreshWater.^[5]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ignacio Guerra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^ "Guerra Takes National Lead In The Javelin At Florida Relays". Western Kentucky University Athletics. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^ "Ignacio Guerra Batió el Récord de Chile y Quedó 11º en el Ranking Mundial" [Ignacio Guerra broke the Chilean record and was eleventh in the world ranking] (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Deportes Chile. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^ "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^ "Ignacio Guerra renuncia a la jabalina". Retrieved 30 September 2017.