Roberto Sawyers Furtado (born 17 October 1986) is a

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

n athlete competing primarily in the

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

and occasionally in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

. He has won multiple medals at the regional level. In addition, he competed at three consecutive Pan American Games. His personal best in the event is 77.15 metres set in Liberec in 2016. This is the current national record.

Competition record

References

1986 births Living people Costa Rican male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica World Athletics Championships athletes for Costa Rica Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Costa Rica Central American Games silver medalists for Costa Rica Central American Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Costa Rica Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{CostaRica-athletics-bio-stub