Chilean shot putter (born 1989)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Duco and the second or maternal family name is
Soler .
Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe , Valparaíso ) is a Chilean shot putter .[ 1] [ 2]
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, placing seventh.
She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games .[ 3]
In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.[ 4]
Shot put: 18.80 m – London , 6 August 2012
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
7th
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
Bolivarian Games
Santa Marta, Colombia
1st
Shot put
17.99 m
2018
South American Games
Cochabamba , Bolivia
–
Shot put
DQ
2022
Bolivarian Games
Valledupar, Colombia
2nd
Shot put
16.75 m
South American Games
Asunción, Paraguay
1st
Shot put
17.08 m
2023
South American Championships
São Paulo, Brazil
3rd
Shot put
16.93 m
Pan American Games
Santiago, Chile
7th
Shot put
16.58 m
2024
South American Indoor Championships
Cochabamba, Bolivia
2nd
Shot put
16.63 m
Ibero-American Championships
Cuiabá, Brazil
4th
Shot put
16.74 m