Isabel Avellán

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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
EventDiscus throw

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]

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.

External links[edit]

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