Johana Moreno

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Colombia
CAC Games
Gold 2010 Mayagüez Hammer throw
Bronze 2006 Cartagena Hammer throw
South American Championships
Gold 2009 Lima Hammer throw
Gold 2007 São Paulo Hammer throw
Silver 2006 Tunja Hammer throw
Silver 2005 Cali Hammer throw
Silver 2011 Buenos Aires Hammer throw

Eli Johana Moreno Valencia (born 15 April 1985 in Carepa, Antioquia) is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics she is the Colombian record holder in the hammer with a best throw of 69.80, making her the second best South American thrower after Jennifer Dahlgren.

She is a two-time South American Champion and was runner-up in 2005 and 2006. She has also won two bronze medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, as well as a bronze at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.

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Career

She won her first continental medal at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics, where she was runner-up to Jennifer Dahlgren but managed to improve the Colombian national record to 61.65 m.[1] The following year she won a bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, setting a new record of 65.51 m.[2] At the 2006 South American Championships in Athletics she was again behind Dahlgren at continental level and took the silver medal with a throw of 64.94 m.[3] She ended the year with another silver behind Dahlgren at the 2006 South American Games which doubled as the Under-23 continental championships.[4]

She achieved a season's best of 64.40 m to win the hammer at the Grand Prix Colombiano, where she also took the silver in the shot put with a throw of 14.05 m.[5] Moreno obtained her first South American title at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics, winning the hammer in São Paulo. She also took part in the 2007 Pan American Games that year and was eighth in hammer.[6]

She made a strong start to the outdoor season in 2008, setting a new national record of 67.09 m to take the bronze at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships.[7] She improved this further at the Colombian Grand Prix in Bogotá, recording a mark of 68.00 m. [8] She was selected to represent her country at the Olympics for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games. She threw 64.66 m in the qualifiers and did not progress to the final.[9]

Moreno began 2009 with an improvement to 69.80 m in March at the Grand Prix Sudamericano in Santa Fe, Argentina, making her the second best South American hammer thrower after Dahlgren.[10] She won her second continental title at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics with a throw of 65.79 m,[11] and then took the bronze at the 2009 CAC Championships behind Cuban Arasay Thondike and improving Venezuelan Rosa Rodríguez.[12] She attended her second global event – the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – but her throw of 65.05 m was again not enough to make the final.[13]

Personal bests

Event Best (m) Venue Date
Shot put 14.05 Bogotá, Colombia 2007
Discus throw 45.95 Bogotá, Colombia 28 May 2005
Hammer throw 69.80 NR Santa Fe, Argentina 29 March 2009

Major competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 2nd
South American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th 62.77 m
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd 67.09 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 17th (qualifiers) 64.66 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd 67.66 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (qualifiers) 65.05 m
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 66.98 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 68.53 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 67.97 m

References

  1. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2005-07-24). Brazil wins overall at the South American Championships, Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  2. ^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2006-07-28). Betanzos, Moreno, Cumbá lead Cuban sweep – CAC Games Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  3. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-10-02). Brazil confirms its South American domination in Tunja. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  4. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-11-13). Brazil best at South American U-23. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  5. ^ CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO JUNIOR 2007 SAN PABLO BRASIL DEL 6 AL 8 DE JULIO (Spanish). Atletismo Peruano (2007-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  6. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-24). Moreno takes Hammer with 75.20 Games record – Pan-American Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  7. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-07). Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  8. ^ Johana Moreno, nueva marca nacional en el Grand Prix de atletismo (Spanish). ColDeportes (2008-07-21). Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
  9. ^ Biography: Moreno, Johana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  10. ^ Telón con récords en Santa Fe – Argentina (Spanish). Atletismo Peruano (2009-03-30). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  11. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-20). Murer vaults 4.60m at South American Championships – Day 1 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  12. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  13. ^ 2009 World Championships – Hammer Throw – Women Qualification. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.

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