Johana Moreno

Eli Johana Moreno Valencia (born 15 April 1985 in Carepa, Antioquia) is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw.[1] She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She is the Colombian record holder in the hammer with a best throw of 69.80, making her the second best South American thrower after Jennifer Dahlgren.

Johana Moreno
Personal information
Full nameEli Johana Moreno Valencia
Born (1985-04-15) April 15, 1985
Carepa, Antioquia, Colombia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWomen's Athletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 15.61 m (2005)
Discus: 45.95 (2005)
Hammer throw: 69.80 (2009)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MayagüezHammer throw
Bronze medal – third place2006 CartagenaHammer throw
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sucre Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Armenia Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Armenia Hammer throw
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 São PauloHammer throw
Gold medal – first place2009 LimaHammer throw
Silver medal – second place2005 CaliHammer throw
Silver medal – second place2006 TunjaHammer throw
Silver medal – second place2011 Buenos AiresHammer throw
Updated on 9 January 2015.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

She is a two-time South American Champion and was runner-up in 2005 and 2006. She has also won two bronze medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, as well as a bronze at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Career

She won her first continental medal at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics, where she was runner-up to Jennifer Dahlgren but managed to improve the Colombian national record to 61.65 m.[2] The following year she won a bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, setting a new record of 65.51 m.[3] At the 2006 South American Championships in Athletics she was again behind Dahlgren at continental level and took the silver medal with a throw of 64.94 m.[4] She ended the year with another silver behind Dahlgren at the 2006 South American Games which doubled as the Under-23 continental championships.[5]

She achieved a season's best of 64.40 m to win the hammer at the Grand Prix Colombiano, where she also took the silver in the shot put with a throw of 14.05 m.[6] Moreno obtained her first South American title at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics, winning the hammer in São Paulo. She also took part in the 2007 Pan American Games that year and was eighth in hammer.[7]

She made a strong start to the outdoor season in 2008, setting a new national record of 67.09 m to take the bronze at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships.[8] She improved this further at the Colombian Grand Prix in Bogotá, recording a mark of 68.00 m.[9] She was selected to represent her country at the Olympics for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games. She threw 64.66 m in the qualifiers and did not progress to the final.[10]

Moreno began 2009 with an improvement to 69.80 m in March at the Grand Prix Sudamericano in Santa Fe, Argentina, making her the second best South American hammer thrower after Dahlgren.[11] She won her second continental title at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics with a throw of 65.79 m,[12] and then took the bronze at the 2009 CAC Championships behind Cuban Arasay Thondike and improving Venezuelan Rosa Rodríguez.[13] She attended her second global event – the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – but her throw of 65.05 m was again not enough to make the final.[14]

In 2010, Moreno's best throw (in hammer throw) was 66.98 metres of which she achieved at the Central American and Caribbean Games. She received 1st place in the games after throwing further than the Venezuelan record holder, Rosa Rodriguez. Moreno competed in no other major competitions in 2010.

2011 was a more successful year for Moreno than the previous year, placing 1st at the Central American and Caribbean Championships for the first time (bronze in 2008 and 2009) and achieving second at the South American Championships behind accomplished athlete, Jennifer Dahlgren. Moreno also competed at the Pan American Games coming 12th place with a throw of 59.23 metres. Her best throw was 68.53 metres which she did at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. It was also her best throw since 2009.

Personal bests
Event Best (m) Venue Date
Shot put15.61 m ABogotá, Colombia28 May 2005
Discus throw45.95 m ABogotá, Colombia28 May 2005
Hammer throw69.80 m NRSanta Fe, Argentina29 March 2009
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

Major competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Colombia
2002 South American Youth Championships Asunción, Paraguay 4th Shot 13.03 m
2nd Discus 41.34 m
2nd Hammer 49.63 m
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd Hammer 61.65 m
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 3rd Shot 13.99 m A
3rd Hammer 59.99 m A
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 3rd Hammer 65.51 m (NR)
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 4th Shot 14.17 m A
7th Discus 41.39 m A
2nd Hammer 64.94 m A
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games		 Buenos Aires, Argentina 6th Shot put 13.74 m
4th Discus 44.67 m
2nd Hammer 61.64 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rd Hammer 61.20 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 6th Shot 13.81 m
1st Hammer 61.93 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th Hammer 62.77 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 4th Hammer 62.49 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd Hammer 67.09 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 36th (q) Hammer 64.66 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Hammer 65.79 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd Hammer 67.66 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 31st (q) Hammer 65.05 m
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 1st Hammer 69.65 m GR A
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st Hammer 66.98 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Hammer 68.53 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st Hammer 67.97 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 12th Hammer 59.23 m A
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 3rd Hammer 68.58 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th (q) Hammer 68.53 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 2nd Hammer 67.22 m
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 2nd Hammer 66.59 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd Hammer 65.58 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd Hammer 66.01 m
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 7th Hammer 64.13 m A
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 3rd Hammer 67.77 m A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Hammer 66.05 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd Hammer 63.09 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 5th Hammer 64.64 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th Hammer 60.83 m

References
  1. Biografía - General - MORENO VALENCIA Eli Yohana - Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved May 11, 2014
  2. Biscayart, Eduardo (2005-07-24). Brazil wins overall at the South American Championships, Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  3. Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2006-07-28). Betanzos, Moreno, Cumbá lead Cuban sweep – CAC Games Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  4. Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-10-02). Brazil confirms its South American domination in Tunja. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  5. Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-11-13). Brazil best at South American U-23. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  6. CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO JUNIOR 2007 SAN PABLO BRASIL DEL 6 AL 8 DE JULIO (in Spanish). Atletismo Peruano (2007-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  7. Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-24). Moreno takes Hammer with 75.20 Games record – Pan-American Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  8. Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-07). Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  9. Johana Moreno, nueva marca nacional en el Grand Prix de atletismo Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). ColDeportes (2008-07-21). Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
  10. Biography: Moreno, Johana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  11. Telón con récords en Santa Fe – Argentina (in Spanish). Atletismo Peruano (2009-03-30). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  12. Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-20). Murer vaults 4.60m at South American Championships – Day 1 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  13. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  14. 2009 World Championships – Hammer Throw – Women Qualification. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
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