Víctor Abel Fatecha Riveros (born 10 March 1988 in
Concepción) is a
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
an athlete specializing in the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
. He competed at the
2008 Olympic Games
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...
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 nat ...
(discus),
Nery Kennedy (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 G ...
(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
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful.
Fou ...
(2005)
*
Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (–2013)
*
Paraguay Marathon Club (2014–)
Coaches
*
Thomas Zuddy (2004)
*
Claudio Zúñiga (2005)
*
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 Christ ...
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
Sports reference biography*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fatecha, Victor
1988 births
Living people
People from Concepción, Paraguay
Sportspeople from Concepción Department, 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 sportsmen