Eli Johana Moreno Valencia (born 15 April 1985 in Carepa, Antioquia) is a Colombian

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athlete who specialises in the

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. She represented her country at the

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and

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, and the

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. She is the Colombian record holder in the hammer with a best throw of 69.80, making her the second best

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n thrower after Jennifer Dahlgren. She is a two-time South American Champion and was runner-up in 2005 and 2006. She has also won two bronze medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, as well as a bronze at the

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Career

She won her first continental medal at the

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, where she was runner-up to Jennifer Dahlgren but managed to improve the Colombian national record to 61.65 m. The following year she won a

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at the

, setting a new record of 65.51 m. At the

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she was again behind Dahlgren at continental level and took the

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with a throw of 64.94 m. She ended the year with another silver behind Dahlgren at the

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which doubled as the Under-23 continental championships. She achieved a season's best of 64.40 m to win the hammer at the Grand Prix Colombiano, where she also took the silver in the

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with a throw of 14.05 m. Moreno obtained her first South American title at the

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, winning the hammer in

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. She also took part in the

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that year and was eighth in hammer. She made a strong start to the outdoor season in 2008, setting a new national record of 67.09 m to take the bronze at the

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. She improved this further at the Colombian Grand Prix in

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, recording a mark of 68.00 m. She was selected to represent her country at the Olympics for the first time at the

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. She threw 64.66 m in the qualifiers and did not progress to the final. Moreno began 2009 with an improvement to 69.80 m in March at the Grand Prix Sudamericano in Santa Fe, Argentina, making her the second best South American hammer thrower after Dahlgren. She won her second continental title at the

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with a throw of 65.79 m, and then took the bronze at the 2009 CAC Championships behind Cuban

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and improving Venezuelan Rosa Rodríguez. She attended her second global event – the

– but her throw of 65.05 m was again not enough to make the final.2009 World Championships – Hammer Throw – Women Qualification

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. Retrieved on 2010-07-22. In 2010, Moreno's best throw (in hammer throw) was 66.98 metres of which she achieved at the Central American and Caribbean Games. She received 1st place in the games after throwing further than the Venezuelan record holder, Rosa Rodriguez. Moreno competed in no other major competitions in 2010. 2011 was a more successful year for Moreno than the previous year, placing 1st at the Central American and Caribbean Championships for the first time (bronze in 2008 and 2009) and achieving second at the

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behind accomplished athlete, Jennifer Dahlgren. Moreno also competed at the

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coming 12th place with a throw of 59.23 metres. Her best throw was 68.53 metres which she did at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. It was also her best throw since 2009.

Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.

Major competition record

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Johana 1985 births Living people Colombian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 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 Colombia Sportspeople from Antioquia Department Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games silver medalists for Colombia South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Colombian women 21st-century Colombian women Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Colombia