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PiscesBiography
Jesús Parejo (born 10 March 1981) is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. He holds personal bests of 17.56 m (57 ft 7 ⁄4 in) and 57.58 m (188 ft 10 ⁄4 in) for those events. His greatest achievements were a discus silver medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and bronze medals at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics and 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.
He also represented his country at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2011 Military World Games, and the 2014 South American Games, and was a three-time participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. He was a medallist at three straight editions of both the Bolivarian Games and ALBA Games.
A five-time national champion, he was Venezuela's top discus thrower from around 2005 to 2014, following on from Héctor Hurtado.
Personal bests
- Shot put – 17.56 m (57 ft 7 ⁄4 in) (2011)
- Discus throw – 57.58 m (188 ft 10 ⁄4 in) (2008)
- Hammer throw – 59.32 m (194 ft 7 ⁄4 in) (2005)
All information from All-Athletics profile.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | South American Junior Championships | São Leopoldo, Brazil | 3rd | Discus throw | 45.83 m |
| 2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 3rd | Hammer throw | 53.84 m |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | Discus throw | 53.90 m |
| CAC Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 4th | Discus throw | 51.85 m | |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 4th | Shot put | 16.57 m |
| 1st | Discus throw | 54.65 m | |||
| South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | Discus throw | 52.33 m | |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | Discus throw | 53.43 m |
| South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | Shot put | 53.30 m | |
| 2008 | CAC Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Discus throw | 56.49 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 5th | Discus throw | 56.43 m | |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | Discus throw | 56.44 m |
| CAC Championships | Havana, Cuba | 4th | Discus throw | 55.92 m | |
| Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 3rd | Shot put | 17.54 m | |
| 1st | Discus throw | 55.98 m | |||
| South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 6th | Shot put | 16.82 m | |
| 4th | Discus throw | 54.72 m | |||
| 2010 | CAC Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Discus throw | 54.88 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 9th | Discus throw | 53.40 m | |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.42 m |
| CAC Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | Discus throw | 55.00 m | |
| ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 17.56 m | |
| 2nd | Discus throw | 54.85 m | |||
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 8th | Discus throw | 55.35 m | |
| Military World Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Shot put | 16.69 m | |
| 9th | Discus throw | 54.59 m | |||
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 8th | Discus throw | 53.88 m |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | Discus throw | 55.85 m |
| South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 6th | Discus throw | 53.53 m | |
| 2014 | CAC Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 7th | Shot put | 16.05 m |
| 5th | Discus throw | 53.87 m | |||
| South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 5th | Discus throw | 55.06 m |
