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Born |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
October 16, 1976 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 5 May 2014. |
Juan Ignacio Cerra (born 16 October 1976 in Santa Fe) is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record.
He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also has a bronze medal from the 1999 Pan American Games, and won the 1998 South American Games. He participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final.