Juan Ignacio Cerra (born 16 October 1976 in Santa Fe)^[1][2] is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record.^[3]

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Juan Ignacio Cerra

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Born	(1976-10-16) 16 October 1976 (age 47) Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Argentina
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Medal record Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Hammer throw 1999 Winnipeg Hammer throw 2007 Rio de Janeiro Hammer throw South American Games 1998 Cuenca Hammer throw 2014 Santiago Hammer throw South American Youth Championships 1992 Santiago Hammer throw 1992 Santiago Discus throw
Updated on 5 May 2014

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He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also has a bronze medal from the 1999 Pan American Games, and won the 1998 South American Games. He participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 ^[4][5] without reaching the final. He won the Konex Award Merit Diploma in 2010 as one of the five best athletes from the last decade in Argentina.^[6]

• Hammer throw: 76.42 m – Trieste, 25 July 2001