Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe, Valparaíso) is a Chilean shot putter.[1][2]

Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Natalia Duco Soler
Born	January 31, 1989 San Felipe, Valparaíso
Education	Gabriela Mistral University
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country	Chile
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot Put
Medal record Women's athletics Universiade 2013 Kazan Shot put Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Shot put South American Games 2014 Santiago Shot put South American Championships 2009 Lima Shot put 2011 Buenos Aires Shot put 2015 Lima Shot put 2007 São Paulo Shot put Ibero-American Championships 2008 Iquique Shot put 2014 São Paulo Shot put 2010 San Fernando Shot put 2012 Barquisimeto Shot put
Updated on 27 January 2015.

Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, finishing ninth.

She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games.[3]

Personal bests

• Shot put: 18.80 m – London, 6 August 2012

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Chile
2004	South American Youth Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	Shot put	12.64 m
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	4th	Shot put	14.44 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	7th	Shot put	13.79 m
	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	1st	Shot put	13.57 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	12th	Shot put	14.38 m
	South American Youth Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	15.67 m
			1st	Discus throw	39.31 m
	South American U23 Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	16.36 m (AYR, NJR)
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Shot put	16.59 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	16.20 m
	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	16.67 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	16.40 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Shot put	16.92 m (PB)
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	1st	Shot put	18.65 m (AJR, NR)
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Shot put	17.23 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	Shot put	17.40 m
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	17.77 m A
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	4th	Shot put	17.84 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	17.73 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	19th (q)	Shot put	17.61 m
2010	South American Under-23 Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	Shot put	17.71 m A
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	Shot put	17.10 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Shot put	17.15 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	20th (q)	Shot put	17.42 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Shot put	17.56 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	18.46 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	9th	Shot put	18.80 m (NR)
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	3rd	Shot put	17.96 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	11th	Shot put	18.02 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	13th (q)	Shot put	17.24 m
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Shot put	18.07 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	17.53 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	Shot put	17.88m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Shot put	17.56 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Shot put	18.01 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th	Shot put	17.98 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	17.45 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th	Shot put	18.07 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (q)	Shot put	17.66 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	4th	Shot put	17.73 m
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Shot put	18.15 m

References

1. Natalia Duco (in Spanish), 24 Horas, retrieved April 17, 2014
2. Biography - DUCO Natalia, PASO, retrieved January 27, 2015
3. "Natalia Ducó Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

External links

• Natalia Duco at World Athletics
• Sports reference biography