TOIMIL Maria Belen

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 5 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Place of birth: A CORUNYA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : LEON

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Women's Shot Put Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (16.38)

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

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Playas de Castellon [Spain]

Coach:

Carlos Buron [personal], ESP, from 2013

Injuries:

In 2018 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her left knee. She underwent surgery in November 2018 and returned to competition in mid 2019. (elcorreogallego.es, 25 Apr 2021; runnersworld.com, 17 Mar 2021)

Start:

She took up shot put at age nine. (elespanol.com, 05 Mar 2021)

Reason:

She was enrolled in sport activities by her parents. She practised aerobics, swimming and basketball before being spotted by coach Ramiro Couce who encouraged her to try the throwing events in athletics because she was bigger than the rest of the girls. (elespanol.com, 05 Mar 2021)

Ambition:

To compete in the shot put final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (runnersworld.com, 17 Mar 2021)

Training:

She does nine training sessions per week at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Leon, Spain. (elespanol.com, 05 Mar 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing seventh in shot put at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland with a throw of 18.64m that saw her meet the qualifying standard for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (worldathletics.org, 08 May 2021; asnosas.gal, 06 Mar 2021; elespanol.com, 05 Mar 2021)

Philosophy:

"Every workout counts and is worth it." (Instagram profile, 23 May 2021)

General Interest

General
STYLE CHANGE
She decided to switch her shot put technique from glide to rotational in 2019 after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her left knee. She also lost 20 kilograms in five months following surgery for the injury. "It was the idea of my coach [Carlos Buron]. I had tried rotational some time ago and threw 15 metres. We tried it for two or three weeks but, as it was in the middle of the season, I didn't want to change everything up. This time though it was for real and I began with it in September 2019. My coach said, 'You just spin'. For me, though, it was like jumping into the void. Spinning is not one of my virtues and, at first, I lost my balance a bit and it was like learning to ride a bike again. But it's clear everything can be trained and it was a good change, for the better, that I'm very happy with." (elcorreogallego.es, 17 May 2021, 25 Apr 2021; runnersworld.com, 17 Mar 2021; marca.com, 20 Feb 2021)

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Legend

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

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