Claudio Ignacio Romero Beltrán (born 10 July 2000) is a Chilean track and field athlete competing in the discus throw.

Claudio Romero
Personal information
Full nameClaudio Ignacio Romero Beltrán
Born (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 23)
Santiago, Chile
Sport
CountryChile
SportTrack and field
EventDiscus throw
University teamVirginia Cavaliers
Medal record
Men's discus throw
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Discus throw
IAAF World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nairobi Discus throw
IAAF World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tampere Discus throw
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 San José Discus throw

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.[citation needed]

In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's discus throw event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland.[1]

In 2019, he competed in the men's discus throw event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2] He did not record a mark. He also won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships in San José, Costa Rica, extending his national record with a mark of 62.30 meters.[3]

Competing collegiately for the Virginia Cavaliers, Romero was named a first-team All-American and won the ACC outdoor title in 2021.[citation needed] He was the 2022 NCAA discus champion defeating arch rival and NCAA discus record holder Mykolas Alekna,[by two centimeters].Who is the son of legendary Discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna. Claudio left his team at UVA to transfer to LSU. Although, his ties were cut there, he began his next journey in his career.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Chile
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 56.37 m
South American U18 Championships Concordia, Argentina 2nd Shot put (5 kg) 19.14 m
2nd Discus throw (1.5 kg) 60.49 m
2017 South American U20 Championships Leonora, Guyana 3rd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 52.23 m
World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.33 m
Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 1st Discus throw (1.75 kg) 62.09 m
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 3rd Discus throw 53.42 m
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 60.81 m
South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 4th Discus throw 50.65 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Discus throw 54.31 m
South American U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Discus throw (1.75 kg) 62.68 m
Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st Discus throw (1.75 kg) 62.07 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru Discus throw NM
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 20th (q) Discus throw 61.69 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Discus throw 64.99 m
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Discus throw 63.24 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (q) Discus throw 62.24 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile Discus throw NM


References edit

  1. ^ "Men's discus throw - Final" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's discus throw − Results" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 15 Aug 2019.
  3. ^ "Four records fall on the opening day of the 19th Pan American U20 Championships". NACAC. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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