fullname updated event birth_place weight height sport birth_date article_title
germán luján lauro 22 may 2013 discus , shot put trenque lauquen , buenos aires 127 kg lb on 1.86 track and field 2 april 1984 germán lauro

germán lauro

germán luján lauro -lrb- born 2 april 1984 in trenque lauquen , buenos aires -rrb- is an argentine shot putter and discus thrower .
he is the south american record holder in the shot put both indoors and outdoors with marks of 21.04 m and 21.26 m , respectively .
his personal best in the discus is 63.55 metres .
lauro placed sixth in the shot put at the 2012 iaaf world indoor championships and the 2012 olympic games .
he represented his country at the world championships in athletics in 2007 , 2009 and 2011 , although he did not reach the finals .
he also competed at the 2008 beijing olympics and is a two-time participant at the pan american games .
he gradually emerged at the regional level , winning south american youth , junior and under-23 titles .
he reached the top of his field at continental level in 2006 with a gold medal in the shot put at the south american championships in athletics .
he extended his shot put reign with four wins from 2006 to 2011 and won two discus gold medals -lrb- 2007 and 2009 -rrb- before taking silver in 2011 .
he began to make an impact at a greater regional level from 2010 onwards , taking a shot put bronze at the 2011 pan american games and two gold medals at the 2012 ibero-american championships in athletics .
