Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe,

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

) 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 ...

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

without reaching the final round. Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, finishing ninth. She also reached the final of the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

Personal bests

*Shot put: 18.80 m –

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, 6 August 2012

Achievements

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duco, Natalia 1989 births Living people Chilean female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Chile People from San Felipe, Chile Sportspeople from Valparaíso Region Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games Universiade bronze medalists for Chile Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games South American Games gold medalists in athletics Gabriela Mistral University alumni 21st-century Chilean women