Nicolás Quijera
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Born | Pamplona, Navarre, Spain[1] | 24 June 1996
Education | Mississippi State University[2] |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Relative | Manu Quijera (brother) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Grupompleo Pamplona Atlético |
Coached by | Idoia Mariezkurrena |
Nicolás Quijera Poza (born 24 June 1996 in Pamplona) is a Spanish athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[3] He won a gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
His personal best in the event is 80.21 metres set in Eugene in 2018.
His brother is Manu Quijera, also a Spanish javelin thrower.[4]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Spain | |||||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 14th (q) | Javelin throw | 66.19 m |
2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 16th (q) | Javelin throw | 67.28 m |
2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | Javelin throw | 75.30 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 12th | Javelin throw | 69.59 m |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 1st | Javelin throw | 75.13 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 24th (q) | Javelin throw | 73.27 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "College team bio". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Nicolás Quijera at World Athletics
- ^ Mellado, Enrique (18 May 2019). "Manu Quijera breaks the Spanish javelin record with a throw of 81.31 meters". Marca.
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Spanish male javelin throwers
- Spanish expatriates in the United States
- Sportspeople from Pamplona
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish athletics biography stubs