Venezuelan shot putter
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is
Echenique.
Ahymara del Carmen Espinoza Echenique (born 28 May 1985 in Río Chico, Miranda) is a Venezuelan athlete specialising in the shot put. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
Her personal best in the event is 18.19 metres set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. This is the current national record.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Venezuela |
2002 | South American Junior Championships / South American Games | Belém, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 13.97 m |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | Shot put | 13.97 m |
World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 15th (q) | Shot put | 13.83 m |
South American Youth Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Shot put | 13.93 m |
8th | Discus throw (1 kg) | 33.26 m |
2004 | South American U23 Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 15.45 m |
World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 20th (q) | Shot put | 14.24 m |
2005 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Shot put | 15.81 m |
Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 2nd | Shot put | 15.17 m |
2006 | South American U23 Championships / South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Shot put | 15.06 m |
2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 6th | Shot put | 14.87 m |
2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 3rd | Shot put | 14.98 m |
2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 7th | Shot put | 15.24 m |
Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 2nd | Shot put | 16.32 m |
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 6th | Shot put | 15.43 m |
2011 | Military World Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | — | Hammer throw | NM |
ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 15.98 m |
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 7th | Shot put | 15.91 m |
2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | Shot put | 17.47 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 24th (q) | Shot put | 16.86 m |
Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | Shot put | 18.15 m |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Shot put | 17.63 m |
2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Shot put | 17.25 m |
Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 8th | Shot put | 17.29 m |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 21st (q) | Shot put | 16.76 m |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 18.19 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (q) | Shot put | 17.27 m |
2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 3rd | Shot put | 16.57 m |
2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Shot put | 18.09 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 4th | Shot put | 17.77 m |
2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Shot put | 17.44 m |
Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 10th | Shot put | 16.49 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 27th (q) | Shot put | 16.89 m |
2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 2nd | Shot put | 16.95 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 25th (q) | Shot put | 17.17 m |
2023 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | Shot put | 15.36 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | Shot put | 16.75 m |
South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | Shot put | 16.66 m |
Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 9th | Shot put | 15.97 m |
2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 5th | Shot put | 16.66 m |