The Navarrese manu quijera achieved the first medal for the Spanish delegation in Throwing the European Cup which takes place in the Portuguese city of Leiriawhen this Sunday hung the bronze in the javelin throw final with a better test 78.42 meters.
Quijera, who signed his best throw of the season, was fourteen centimeters from the silver medal, which went to Icelandic Dagbjartur Jonsson with a record of 78.56 meters.
The gold medal was won by a young Portuguese pitcher Leandro Ramos22, who climbed to the top of the podium with a better throw of 78.57 metersone centimeter more than the Icelandic athlete.
Manu Quijera, who counted as a personal best with the 83.28 meters he signed in June in La Nucía, started his tournament with a throw of 69.95 meters.
A distance the 25-year-old from Navarre clearly improved on in his second attempt, where he climbed to 72.05. Mark he surpassed in his fourth attempt, where he threw the javelin 75.19 meters.
Although it was not until his sixth launch that Zulueta’s man showed his best version to reach 78.42 meters which earned him the third step on the podium.
Source: La Verdad
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