Spanish discus thrower
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Pestano and the second or maternal family name is
García.
Mario Pestano
 Mario Pestano in 2010. |
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| Born | (1978-04-08) 8 April 1978 (age 46) |
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| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
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| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Discus |
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| Updated on 12 August 2012 |
Mario Pestano García (born 8 April 1978 in Tenerife) is a retired male Spanish discus thrower. His personal best throw is 69.50, achieved on 27 July 2008 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
|
| Representing Spain
|
| 1997
|
European Junior Championships
|
Ljubljana, Slovenia
|
11th
|
47.60 m
|
| 1999
|
Universiade
|
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|
11th
|
55.77 m
|
| European U23 Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
3rd
|
61.73 m
|
| World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
30th (q)
|
57.30 m
|
| 2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
3rd
|
57.17 m
|
| 2001
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
22nd (q)
|
56.58 m
|
| Universiade
|
Beijing, China
|
10th
|
58.05 m
|
| Mediterranean Games
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
3rd
|
63.71 m
|
| 2002
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
4th
|
64.69 m
|
| 2003
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
8th
|
64.39 m
|
| World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
8th
|
59.96 m
|
| 2004
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Huelva, Spain
|
1st
|
63.84 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
12th
|
61.69 m
|
| World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
1st
|
64.11 m
|
| 2005
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Almería, Spain
|
1st
|
63.96 m
|
| World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
11th
|
62.75 m
|
| World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
6th
|
62.97 m
|
| 2006
|
European Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
4th
|
64.84 m
|
| 2007
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
10th
|
62.70 m
|
| 2008
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
9th
|
63.42 m
|
| 2009
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
10th
|
62.76 m
|
| 2010
|
European Cup Winter Throwing
|
Arles, France
|
2nd
|
63.78 m
|
| Ibero-American Championships
|
San Fernando, Spain
|
1st
|
63.01 m
|
| European Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
6th
|
64.51 m
|
| 2011
|
World Championships
|
Daegu, South Korea
|
11th
|
63.00 m
|
| 2012
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
4th
|
63.87 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
14th (q)
|
63.40 m
|
| 2013
|
World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
12th
|
61.88 m
|
| 2014
|
European Championships
|
Zürich, Switzerland
|
6th
|
62.31 m
|
Spain
