Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco
Natalia Duco
	Natalia Duco in 2023
Minister of Sports
	In office; 11 March 2026 – 14 August 2026
President	José Antonio Kast
Preceded by	Jaime Pizarro
Succeeded by	Francisco Riveros
Personal details
Born	31 January 1989 (age 37); San Felipe, Valparaíso, Chile
Party	Independent
	Sports career
Education	Gabriela Mistral University
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Country	Chile
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot Put
Medal record
Women's athletics
Pan American Games
South American Games
South American Championships
Ibero-American Championships
	Updated on 16 June 2024

Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989) is a Chilean shot putter.

PresidentJosé Antonio Kast

Preceded byJaime Pizarro

Succeeded byFrancisco Riveros

Born31 January 1989 (age 37)

San Felipe, Valparaíso, Chile

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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.^[2]

In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.^[3]

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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
	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	7th	Shot put	13.79 m
	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	1st	Shot put	13.57 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	12th	Shot put	14.38 m
	South American Youth Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	15.67 m
	South American Youth Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Discus throw	39.31 m
	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
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	16.20 m
	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	16.67 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	16.40 m
	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)
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Shot put	17.23 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	Shot put	17.40 m
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	17.77 m A
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	4th	Shot put	17.84 m
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put	17.73 m
	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
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	20th (q)	Shot put	17.42 m
	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
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Shot put	18.07 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Shot put	17.53 m
	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
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Shot put	18.01 m
	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
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	4th	Shot put	17.73 m
	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
	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	4th	Shot put	16.74 m
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	30th (q)	Shot put	16.11 m

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