Odei Jainaga Larrea (born 14 October 1997) is a Spanish athlete and model specializing in the

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. He represented Spain at the

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in the

. He is the Spanish national record holder in the javelin throw.

Career

On 12 September 2020, Jainaga set the championship record at the 2020 Spanish Athletics Championships with a distance of 83.51 m and won a gold medal. On 29 May 2021, Jainaga set the Spanish national record in the javelin throw at the

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with a distance of 84.80 m. Jainaga represented Spain at the

in the

Person life

Jainaga's mother, Cristina Larrea, was a Spanish national javelin champion in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

International competitions

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* * * * 1997 births Living people Spanish male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Eibar {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub