Don Vélez

Don Vélez
Personal information
Full nameDonald Danilo Vélez Espinoza
Born(1948-01-18)18 January 1948
Managua, Nicaragua
Died11 July 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 62)
Miami, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Javelin

Donald Danilo 'Don' Vélez Espinoza (18 January 1948 – 11 July 2010) was a Nicaraguan athlete. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a silver medal in the javelin at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nicaragua
1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 2nd Pentathlon 2847 pts
1968 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin throw 55.96 m
1st Pentathlon
Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 32nd (q) Long jump 6.63 m
26th (q) Javelin throw 61.32 m
19th Decathlon 5943 pts
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 11th (h) 110 m hurdles 15.8 s
2nd Javelin throw 72.12 m
4th Decathlon 6359 pts
Universiade Turin, Italy 15th (q) Javelin throw 67.36 m
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 6th Javelin throw 58.88 m
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 110 m hurdles 16.2 s
3rd Discus throw 32.24 m
1st Javelin throw 66.10 m
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 21st (q) Javelin throw 64.74 m
1975 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd Javelin throw 61.12 m
1977 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Javelin throw 63.40 m

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Vélez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2017.