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 (age 30) Monterrey, Nuevo León
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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, 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

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

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	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 m^1
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

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

External links

• Diego del Real at World Athletics
• All Athletics Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine for Diego del Real Galindo
• Atleta Nuevo Leon for Diego del Real Galindo
• Tilastopaja biography