Víctor Abel Fatecha Riveros (born 10 March 1988 in
Concepción) is a
Paraguay
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an athlete specializing in the
javelin throw
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. He competed at the
2008 Olympic Games
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in
Beijing
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without reaching the final.
Fatecha is tied to
Paraguay Marathon Club and competes in Paraguay's national competitions under the
Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo.
He belongs to a line of Paraguayan throwers, such as
Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works.
Sports career
Jiménez-Gaona represented his nati ...
(discus),
Nery Kennedy
Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón (born May 28, 1973) is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics (1992 and 2000). He briefly held the South American record for the Javelin Throw with a result of 81.2 ...
(javelin) and
Edgar Baumann
Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent.
Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Gam ...
(javelin), who all had successful careers.
In 2014 Fatecha was one of three Paraguayan throwers to reach over 70 metres, including
Larson Giovanni Diaz Martinez and
Fabian Jara.
Victor Fatecha is the younger brother of association footballer
Cristian Fatecha.
Clubs
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Olimpia Asunción
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(2005)
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Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (–2013)
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Paraguay Marathon Club (2014–)
Coaches
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Thomas Zuddy
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(2004)
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Claudio Zúñiga (2005)
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Plinio Penzzi
Plinio Penzzi is a former Paraguayan long distance runner who represented Paraguay at the 2003 South American Cross Country Championships. He is now the secretary, coach and organizer of the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo. He has coached Chr ...
Personal bests
*Javelin throw: 79.03 m –
Moscow
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, 15 August 2013
Seasonal bests
IAAF Profile
700g
*2003 - 65.52
*2004 - 74.11
*2005 - 77.21 (PB)
800g
*2004 - 68.25
*2005 - 69.32
*2006 - 76.79
*2007 - 78.01
*2008 - 76.55
*2009 - 77.82
*2010 - 76.34
*2011 - 76.92
*2012 - 75.15
*2013 - 79.03 (PB)
*2014 - 76.09
*2015 - 77.69
*2016 - 75.20
*2017 - 74.57
*2018 - 71.55
Competition record
International Competitions
National Competitions
References
External links
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Sports reference biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fatecha, Victor
1988 births
Living people
People from Concepción, Paraguay
Paraguayan male javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Olympic athletes for Paraguay
Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Paraguay
South American Games gold medalists for Paraguay
South American Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games
21st-century Paraguayan people