# Diego del Real

Diego Alan del Real Galindo (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican hammer thrower.
He competed in boys' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing first in the B final and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Personal life

Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid, this nicknames were given to him the first time his parents saw all his potential. He studied at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.
One of the greatest hammer throw athletes of Mexico, with just 19 years old, Diego Alan Del Real Galindo already has experience on national and international competitions like Pan American Games of Guadalajara, with a Silver medal on Jr. Pan American Championship Miramar 2011, Gold Medal on Centro American Hammer Throw competition, Gold Medal on San Salvador 2012, Silver Medal on Centro American and Caribbean of Morelia 2013 and he finished first, winning the gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American Games in Colombia.
He is coached by Alejandro Laverdesque.

## Personal best

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| Hammer throw | 78.86m A | Nuevo León | 24 abril 2021 |

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Mexico ||||||
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | Hammer (5 kg) | 61.27 m |
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 9th (B) | Hammer (5 kg) | 69.66 m |
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France | 6th | Hammer (5 kg) | 72.21 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 2nd | Hammer (6 kg) | 66.77 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 10th | Hammer | 59.41 m A |
| 2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Hammer (6 kg) | 73.96 m |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (q) | Hammer (6 kg) | 69.56 m |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 2nd | Hammer | 65.35 m A |
| 2013 | Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Hammer (6 kg) | 72.99 m A |
| 2014 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | 1st | Hammer | 69.42 m |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | Hammer | 69.84 m A |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 6th | Hammer | 71.74 m |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | Hammer | 70.83 m |
| 2016 | NACAC U23 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Hammer | 74.55 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | Hammer | 76.05 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 26th (q) | Hammer | 71.29 m |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 3rd (q) | Hammer | 70.50 m$^1$ |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | Hammer | 74.95 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 4th | Hammer | 74.16 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (q) | Hammer | 73.15 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (q) | Hammer | 75.17 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (q) | Hammer | 74.12 m |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Hammer | 74.57 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 12th | Hammer | 72.56 m |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 4th | Hammer | 75.63 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 22nd (q) | Hammer | 72.10 m |
$^1$No mark in the final