Giovanni Díaz Explained

Giovanni Diaz
Fullname:Larson Giovanni Diaz Martinez
Birth Date:23 March 1994
Birth Place:Santa Rosa, Misiones, Paraguay
Sport:Athletics
Rank:140th (IAAF)
Event:Men's javelin throw
Club:Paraguay Marathon Club
Updated:5 January 2016

Larson Giovanni Diaz Martinez (born 23 March 1994 in Santa Rosa, Misiones Department, Paraguay)[1] [2] is a Paraguayan javelin thrower. He has a scholarship with the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes[3] and represents Paraguay Marathon Club in the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo.[2] Díaz claimed a silver medal at the 2013 South American Junior Championships in Athletics.

Larson Giovanni Diaz Martinez and María Caballero were the best athletes of the 2015 Paraguayan Athletics Championships.[4]

He belongs to a line of Paraguayan throwers, such as Ramón Jiménez Gaona (discus), Víctor Fatecha (javelin), Nery Kennedy (javelin) and Edgar Baumann (javelin), who all had successful careers.[5]

Career

At the age of 16 years old, Díaz begins athletics for Athletics School of Misiones and begins to take the sport seriously when he realizes that he can make the correct result to qualify for the South American Championships in Javelin Throw, and receives support from the FPA and the SND. Despite having pain in the leg, he did not give up.[3]

2013

In 2013, Díaz claimed a silver medal at the 2013 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, throwing a distance of 62.25 m.

2014

In 2014, Díaz was one of three Paraguayan throwers to reach over 70 metres, including Víctor Fatecha and Fabian Jara.[6]

2015

At the 2015 National Senior Championships, he finished 2nd with 72.40m in Javelin and achieved the result for the Pan American Games in Canada.[7]

Díaz represented Paraguay at the 2015 South American Championships in Athletics disputed in Lima in June 2015. Díaz finished in fifth position having thrown 70.52 metres, surpassing compatriot and 2008 Summer Olympics Paraguay representative Victor Fatecha.

On 25 September 2015, Díaz was crowned champion of the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo National Men's Javelin competition disputed at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes. Díaz surpassed Victor Fatecha by throwing 75.57 metres.[2]

The mark of 75.57 metres was registered by IAAF as the athlete's personal best.[1]

Díaz concluded the 2015 IAAF season being ranked 140th in the world.[8]

2016

In 2016, he states that his objective is to be one of the best Paraguayan athletes.[3]

2018

Díaz achieves qualification to the 2018 Juegos Odesur by throwing 69.53m in April.[9]

Personal bests

Seasonal bests

IAAF Profile[10] and Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo[11]

Personal life

Since the scholarship, he lives at the residence of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee ubicated in the city of Luque.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAAF: Giovanni DIAZ - Profile. iaaf.org. 21 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208204845/http://fpa.org.py/v1/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RESULTADO-GENERAL-2.pdf . 2015-12-08 .
  3. Web site: Secretaría Nacional de Deporte :: Larson ejemplo de esfuerzo y esmero . Snd.gov.py . 2018-09-21 . 2018-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026050426/http://www.snd.gov.py/index.php/noticias/larson-ejemplo-de-esfuerzo-y-esmero . dead .
  4. Web site: María Caballero y Larson Diaz los mejores atletas - Deportes - ABC Color. ABC. Color. 21 September 2018.
  5. Web site: El talento más luminoso de Paraguay - Deportes - ABC Color. ABC. Color. 21 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Paraguay Marathon Club campeón 2014 - Deportes - ABC Color. ABC. Color. 21 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Díaz, cerca de Canadá. 15 March 2015 . 21 September 2018.
  8. Web site: IAAF: Javelin Throw - men - senior - outdoor - 2015 - iaaf.org. iaaf.org. 21 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Fatecha y Díaz se clasifican a Juegos Odesur. 21 September 2018.
  10. Web site: IAAF: Giovanni DIAZ - Profile. iaaf.org. 21 September 2018.
  11. http://www.resultadosonline.org/consudatle.org/calendario/436-2.pdf