# Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe, Valparaíso) is a Chilean shot putter.
Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, placing seventh.
She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games.
In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.

## Personal bests

* Shot put: 18.80 m – London, 6 August 2012

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Chile ||||||
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 2nd | Shot put | 12.64 m |
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 4th | Shot put | 14.44 m |
| 2005 | Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | 7th | Shot put | 13.79 m |
| 2005 | South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | 13.57 m |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 12th | Shot put | 14.38 m |
| 2006 | South American Youth Championships | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | Shot put | 15.67 m |
| 2006 | South American Youth Championships | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | Discus throw | 39.31 m |
| 2006 | South American U23 Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | 16.36 m (AYR, NJR) |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | Shot put | 16.59 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 16.20 m |
| 2007 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 16.67 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 16.40 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Shot put | 16.92 m (PB) |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | Shot put | 18.65 m (AJR, NR) |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Shot put | 17.23 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd (q) | Shot put | 17.40 m |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Shot put | 17.77 m A |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 4th | Shot put | 17.84 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Shot put | 17.73 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (q) | Shot put | 17.61 m |
| 2010 | South American Under-23 Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 17.71 m A |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd | Shot put | 17.10 m |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Shot put | 17.15 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 20th (q) | Shot put | 17.42 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 5th | Shot put | 17.56 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 18.46 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Shot put | 18.80 m (NR) |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | Shot put | 17.96 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th | Shot put | 18.02 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 13th (q) | Shot put | 17.24 m |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Shot put | 18.07 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 17.53 m |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | Shot put | 17.88m A |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Shot put | 17.56 m |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Shot put | 18.01 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | Shot put | 17.98 m |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 17.45 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th | Shot put | 18.07 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (q) | Shot put | 17.66 m |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 4th | Shot put | 17.73 m |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 17.99 m |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | – | Shot put | DQ |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 2nd | Shot put | 16.75 m |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Shot put | 17.08 m |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 16.93 m |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 7th | Shot put | 16.58 m |
| 2024 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Shot put | 16.63 m |
| 2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 4th | Shot put | 16.74 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 30th (q) | Shot put | 16.11 m |