Humberto Fernando Mansilla Arzola (born 22 May 1996) is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an athlete specialising in the

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 ...

. He has won multiple medals at regional level including silvers at the 2017 South American Championships and

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. His personal best in the event is 80.21 metres set in Cuenca in 2018 (6 kg hammer). His current national record is 77.70 m, set in his hometown in 2021. He represented Chile at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* 1996 births Living people Chilean male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Chile Sportspeople from Temuco South American Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Chilean people South American Games competitors for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub