Wagner Domingos

Wagner José Alberto Carvalho Domingos (born 26 March 1983 in Recife) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the hammer throw. His personal best of 78.63 metres (2016) is the current South American record.[1]

Wagner Domingos
Personal information
Full nameWagner José Alberto Carvalho Domingos
Nickname(s)Montanha
Born (1983-03-26) March 26, 1983
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Updated on 25 January 2015.

In the first half of 2016, Domingos broke 3 times the Brazilian record of Hammer Throw: launched the hammer to 75,60m in May in Zagreb; 75,62m in Varazdin, and 76,12m in Zagreb again. The first time he broke the Brazilian record in 2005, the best mark in the country was 66,30m. Until then, the record was not improved since 1978.[2]

On June 20, 2016, he finally broke the South American record for the hammer throw with 78,63m. The South American record was 76.42m, belonged to the Argentine Juan Cerra until 2006. Brazil again had a representative at the Olympic Games in this event, which has not happened since Carmine Di Giorgi played it in Los Angeles 1932.[3]

In December 2012, he married javelin thrower Laila Ferer.[4]

Personal best

  • Hammer throw: 78.63 m Celje, 19 June 2016

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
2000 South American Youth Championships Bogotá, Colombia 4th Hammer throw (5 kg) 58.39 m
2001 South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 5th Hammer throw (6 kg) 50.14 m
2002 South American Junior Championships /
South American Games
Belém, Brazil 3rd Hammer throw (6 kg) 65.15 m
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Hammer throw 63.86 m
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd Hammer throw 67.33 m
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd Hammer throw 66.06 m
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 3rd Hammer throw 67.27 m
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Hammer throw 65.15 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Hammer throw 65.27 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 5th Hammer throw 66.24 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th Hammer throw 67.10 m
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 3rd Hammer throw 70.95 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Hammer throw 70.65 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 4th Hammer throw 70.16 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Hammer throw 71.91 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st Hammer throw 71.36 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Hammer throw 70.62 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Hammer throw 74.12 m
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 3rd Hammer throw 73.77m A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Hammer throw 71.47 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 4th Hammer throw 73.74 m
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) Hammer throw 71.82 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Hammer throw 72.18 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th Hammer throw 72.28 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st Hammer throw 73.79 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (q) Hammer throw 71.69 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd Hammer throw 72.53 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th Hammer throw 69.85 m

References


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