Guillermo Guzmán Magaña (born 28 September 1964) is a retired

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hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

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weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He threw at the

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and 1993 World Championships without qualifying for the final. At the regional level, he won several medals. His personal best throw is 71.46 metres, in Mexico City in 1992. This was briefly a national record. Guzmán won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games in the 110 kg

clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...

category. Guzmán's younger sister Violeta and son Guillermo Jr. were also hammer throwers.

International competitions

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1964 births Living people Mexican male hammer throwers Mexican male weightlifters Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub