Jorge Esteban Balliengo (born 5 January 1978) is an Argentine discus thrower. He became South American champion in 2005.South American Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics He also competed at the 2005 World Championships without qualifying for the final round.
Balliengo's personal best throw is 66.32 metres, achieved in April 2006 in Rosario. This is the current Argentine and South American record.Argentine athletics records
Achievements Representing 1994South American Youth ChampionshipsCochabamba, Bolivia5thHigh jump1.88 m1996South American Junior ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia 3rdHigh jump2.09 m1997South American Junior ChampionshipsSan Carlos, Uruguay4thHigh jump1.95 m2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 2ndDiscus throw55.22 mPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic5thDiscus throw59.39 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain3rdDiscus throw59.24 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 1stDiscus throw60.97 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland22nd (q)Discus throw60.40 m2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico1stDiscus throw59.62 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1stDiscus throw60.19 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile1stDiscus throw59.43 mOlympic Games Beijing, China30th (q)Discus throw58.82 m2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndDiscus throw58.04 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd (q)Discus throw59.19 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain6thDiscus throw56.59 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina5thDiscus throw56.82 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico10thDiscus throw51.93 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela6thDiscus throw55.88 m
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