María Eugenia Villamizar Amado (born 30 August 1970) is a retired

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

n athlete who specialised 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 ...

. She dominated the event on regional level in the 1990s. Her personal best throw is 59.86 metres, set in Bogotá in 2002. She also competed in

weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...

.María Eugenia, a martillo limpio
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Competition record

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1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Santander Department Colombian female hammer throwers Colombian female weightlifters South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1998 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Colombia 20th-century Colombian women 21st-century Colombian women Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub