# Juan Ignacio Cerra

Juan Ignacio Cerra (born 16 October 1976 in Santa Fe) is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record.

## Career

He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also has a bronze medal from the 1999 Pan American Games, and won the 1998 South American Games. He participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 without reaching the final. He won the Konex Award Merit Diploma in 2010 as one of the five best athletes from the last decade in Argentina.

## Personal bests

* Hammer throw: 76.42 m – Trieste, 25 July 2001

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Argentina ||||||
| 1992 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Discus (1.5 kg) | 49.74 m |
| 1992 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Hammer (5 kg) | 69.64 m |
| 1993 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | Hammer | 57.78 m |
| 1993 | South American Junior Championships | Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela | 1st | Hammer | 58.02 m |
| 1994 | South American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 1st | Hammer | 66.62 m |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th (q) | Hammer | 60.44 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 9th | Discus | 40.92 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Hammer | 64.24 m |
| 1995 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Discus | 44.40 m |
| 1995 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Hammer | 67.12 m |
| 1997 | South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | Hammer | 68.92 m |
| 1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | Hammer | 70.83 m |
| 1998 | South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | Hammer | 68.56 m A |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Hammer | 72.09 m |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | Hammer | 70.68 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 31st (q) | Hammer | 71.24 m |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Hammer | 74.32 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 27th (q) | Hammer | 72.86 m |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Hammer | 73.95 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 29th (q) | Hammer | 70.70 m |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Hammer | 73.31 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | Hammer | 75.53 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 24th (q) | Hammer | 72.70 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 1st | Hammer | 73.34 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 26th (q) | Hammer | 72.53 m |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Hammer | 72.03 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 27th (q) | Hammer | 68.44 m |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Hammer | 69.38 m |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | Hammer | 71.20 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Hammer | 72.96 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Hammer | 72.12 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | Hammer | 69.74 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 30th (q) | Hammer | 70.16 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Hammer | 69.42 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 30th (q) | Hammer | 69.37 m |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd | Hammer | 71.37 m |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Hammer | 72.12 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 34th (q) | Hammer | 64.27 m |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 6th | Hammer | 66.80 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 3rd | Hammer | 70.86 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 36th (q) | Hammer | 68.20 m |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | Hammer | 69.33 m |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Hammer | 66.34 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | Hammer | 67.96 m |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Hammer | 67.70 m |