Claudio Ignacio Romero Beltrán (born 10 July 2000) is a Chilean track and field athlete competing in the discus throw. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event at the

2017 IAAF World U18 Championships The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Cen ...

held in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's discus throw event at the

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships The 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1999) which was held at Tampere Stadium ...

held in Tampere, Finland. In 2019, he competed in the men's discus throw event at the

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held in Lima, Peru. He did not record a mark. He also won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships in San José, Costa Rica, extending his national record with a mark of 62.30 meters. Competing collegiately for the

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, Romero was named a first-team All-American and won the

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outdoor title in 2021. He was the 2022 NCAA discus champion defeating arch rival and NCAA discus record holder Mykolas Alekna, y two centimetersWho is the son of legendary Discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna. Claudio left his team at UVA to transfer to LSU. Although, his ties were cut there, he began his next journey in his career.

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Virginia Cavaliers bio
* Living people 2000 births Athletes from Santiago Chilean male discus throwers Pan American Games competitors for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games World Youth Championships in Athletics winners Virginia Cavaliers men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Chilean people South American Games competitors for Chile NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub