Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco
Natalia Duco in 2023
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Duco Soler
Born (1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 35)
San Felipe, Valparaíso
EducationGabriela Mistral University
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
SportAthletics
EventShot Put
Medal record
Women's athletics
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Shot put
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Shot put
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lima Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2011 Buenos Aires Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2023 São Paulo Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2007 São Paulo Shot put
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Iquique Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2014 São Paulo Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2010 San Fernando Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2012 Barquisimeto Shot put
Updated on 16 June 2024
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]

  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.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (19 July 2018). "Chilean shot putter suspended after testing positive for banned substance". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 November 2023.