CIENFUEGOS Javier

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MONTIJO

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : MONTIJO

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Hammer Throw	10

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Men's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Men's Hammer Throw Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (69.73)
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (73.73)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	7th (76.57)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (70.96)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Qual. (70.79)
2011	Daegu, KOR	Qual. (67.49)
2009	Berlin, GER	Qual. (72.01)

European Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2018	Berlin, GER	Qual. (72.76)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2020	Hammer Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	72.98

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Cienfu (20minutos.es, 15 Sep 2009)

Occupation:

Athlete, Politician

Education:

Physical Education, Sports Science - Technical University of Madrid, Spain

Family:

Wife Arianna Trujillo Bolanos, one daughter [2019]

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

CA Playas de Castellon [Spain]

Coach:

Antonio Fuentes [personal], ESP, from 2015; Carlos Buron [personal], ESP, from 2015

Injuries:

He sustained a back injury that required surgery in July 2017. He did not fully recover until 2019. (elmundo.es, 01 Oct 2019; elpais.com, 30 Sep 2019; marca.com, 07 Mar 2019)

He was affected by a hamstring injury early in his career. (elpais.com, 30 Sep 2019)

Start:

He took up athletics in 2004. (trainingrey.es, 11 Apr 2012)

Reason:

He began with the shot put because he wanted to emulate Spanish shot put athlete Manuel Martinez. He later tried the hammer throw and his coaches at the time decided he was better suited to the discipline. (trainingrey.es, 11 Apr 2012)

Hero:

Spanish shot put athlete Manuel Martinez, Spanish discus thrower Mario Pestano. (misatletas.blogspot.com.es, 19 Apr 2012)

Influence:

Coach Raul Jimeno. (elpais.com, 30 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Never stop, never surrender, never quit." (trainingrey.es, 11 Apr 2012)

Award:

He was named Best International Athlete of 2019 at the sports gala of the municipality of Montijo in Spain. (cronicasdeunpueblo.es, 10 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
POLITICIAN
He is a member of the Popular Party [PP] in Spain, and has served as a deputy of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Commission at the Assembly of Extremadura in Spain. (ppextremadura.com, 02 Jun 2020; hoy.es, 16 May 2020; eurosport.es, 02 Oct 2019; elmundo.es, 01 Oct 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied sport management at the Johan Cruyff Institute in Spain, and physical activity and sport at the University of Extremadura in Badajoz, Spain. He also has a master's degree in physical education. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Milestones

He became the first hammer thrower representing Spain to reach the final at a world championships, achieving the feat at the 2019 edition in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jun 2020; lavanguardia.com, 01 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Athlete Blog: https://javier100fuegos.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/javier.cienfuegospinilla
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/cienfuegos.javier/
https://instagram.com/cienfuegos90
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-cienfuegos-pinilla-35270058
https://twitter.com/Cienfuegos90

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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