Diego del Real

Diego del Real

Diego del Real (2016)
Personal information
Full name Diego Alan del Real Galindo
Nationality  Mexico
Born (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Hammer throw
Club Puro D Club y Casa Morelos
Coached by Alejandro 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
2013 Morelia Hammer throw
Pan American Junior Championships
2011 Miramar Hammer throw
CAC Junior Championships (Junior)
2012 San Salvador Hammer throw
Updated on 27 December 2014.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is del Real and the second or maternal family name is Galindo.

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

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

Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León in the Country of Mexico. 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

Event Result Venue Date
Hammer throw 77.43m A Mexico Xalapa 26 Nov 2014

Achievements

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 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Hammer 76.05 m

References

  1. ↑ Es primero Diego del Real en la final “B” de lanzamiento de martillo
  2. ↑ "¡Diego del Real se quedó a nada del bronce!". Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Biography - DEL REAL Diego Alan, PASO, retrieved December 27, 2014


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