Isabel Avellán

Isabel Avellán (20 August 1933 – 20 September 2010) was an Argentine athlete.[1] She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

Isabel Avellán
Isabel Avellán in 1953
Personal information
Full nameIsabel Ercilla Avellán
NationalityArgentine
Born(1933-08-20)20 August 1933
Died20 September 2010(2010-09-20) (aged 77)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw

Biography

Avellán was born in 1933, and at the age of nineteen, she won the discus and the shot put events at the 1952 Argentine Championships.[3] By 1954, she had become a three-time national champion in the discus throw.[3]

At the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Avellán won the silver medal in the women's discus throw,[4][5] setting a new national record.[3] A year later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Avellán was the flag bearer for Argentina,[6] becoming the first female flag bearer for the nation at the Olympics.[7] Avellán competed in the women's discus throw at the Olympics, finishing in sixth place out of 22 participants.[8]

Avellán also competed at multiple editions of the South American Championships in Athletics,[9] winning gold in the discus in the 1956 Championships,[10] and two golds, in the discus and shot put, at the 1958 Championships.[11]

After moving to Australia with her husband,[1] Avellán won the discus event at the 1960 Australian Athletics Championships.[12]

References
  1. "Isabel Avellán". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isabel Avellán Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "Isabel Avellán, finalista olimpica y una historia romantica". CADA Atletismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. Full results
  5. "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. "Flagbearers for 1956 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. "La bandera y las mujeres en el deporte argentino". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. "Discus Throw, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. "Isabel Avellán". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. "1956 South American Champs". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. "1958 South American Champs". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. "Australian Women's Track & Field Championships 1959-60". Athletics.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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