Diego del Real

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Real and the second or maternal family name is Galindo.

Diego Alan del Real Galindo (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican hammer thrower.

Diego del Real

Del Real in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Diego Alan del Real Galindo
Nationality	Mexico
Born	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Puro D Club y Casa Morelos
Coached by	Alejandro Laverdesque
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	HT (7.26 kg): 77.49 m (Querétaro 2016) HT (6 kg): 74.37 m (Mexico City 2012) HT (5 kg): 75.07 m (Mexico City 2011)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Mexico CAC Championships 2013 Morelia Hammer throw Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar Hammer throw CAC Junior Championships (Junior) 2012 San Salvador Hammer throw
Updated on 27 December 2014

He competed in boys' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing first in the B final and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid. Del Real studied at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

Del Real is coached by Alejandro Laverdesque.

Personal best

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Hammer throw	78.86m A	Nuevo León, Mexico	24 April 2021

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
2010	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	Hammer (5 kg)	61.27 m
	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	9th (B)	Hammer (5 kg)	69.66 m
2011	World Youth Championships	Villeneuve d'Ascq, France	6th	Hammer (5 kg)	72.21 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, United States	2nd	Hammer (6 kg)	66.77 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	10th	Hammer	59.41 m A
2012	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Hammer (6 kg)	73.96 m
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	17th (q)	Hammer (6 kg)	69.56 m
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	2nd	Hammer	65.35 m A
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	Hammer (6 kg)	72.99 m A
2014	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	1st	Hammer	69.42 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	4th	Hammer	69.84 m A
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	6th	Hammer	71.74 m
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	Hammer	70.83 m
2016	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Hammer	74.55 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Hammer	76.05 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	26th (q)	Hammer	71.29 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	3rd (q)	Hammer	70.50 m1
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	1st	Hammer	74.95 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	4th	Hammer	74.16 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (q)	Hammer	73.15 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	15th (q)	Hammer	75.17 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	16th (q)	Hammer	74.12 m
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	Hammer	74.57 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	Hammer	72.56 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	4th	Hammer	75.63 m
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	22nd (q)	Hammer	72.10 m
2025	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	5th	Hammer	71.68 m
2026	Pan American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	Hammer throw	74.23 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	Hammer throw	73.00 m

¹No mark in the final

External links

• Diego del Real at World Athletics
• Diego del Real Galindo at All Athletics (archived)
• Diego del Real at Olympics.com
• Diego del Real at Olympedia
• Diego del Real at InterSportStats
• Diego Alan del Real Galindo at Mexicanos en París (in Spanish)
• Diego del Real on Instagram