Don Vélez

Don Vélez
Personal information
Full name	Donald Danilo Vélez Espinoza
Born	18 January 1948; Managua, Nicaragua
Died	11 July 2010 (aged 62); Miami, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump; Javelin
Medal record
Representing Nicaragua
Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American Games

Donald Danilo 'Don' Vélez Espinoza (18 January 1948 – 11 July 2010) was a Nicaraguan athlete. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1] He won a silver medal in the javelin at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games.

FullnameDonald Danilo Vélez Espinoza

Born18 January 1948

Managua, Nicaragua

Died11 July 2010 (aged 62)

Miami, United States

Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Nicaragua
1967	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	2nd	Pentathlon	2847 pts
1968	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Javelin throw	55.96 m
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Pentathlon
	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	32nd (q)	Long jump	6.63 m
			26th (q)	Javelin throw	61.32 m
			19th	Decathlon	5943 pts
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	11th (h)	110 m hurdles	15.8 s
			2nd	Javelin throw	72.12 m
			4th	Decathlon	6359 pts
	Universiade	Turin, Italy	15th (q)	Javelin throw	67.36 m
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	6th	Javelin throw	58.88 m
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	110 m hurdles	16.2 s
			3rd	Discus throw	32.24 m
			1st	Javelin throw	66.10 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	21st (q)	Javelin throw	64.74 m
1975	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	Javelin throw	61.12 m
1977	Central American Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Javelin throw	63.40 m

International competitions