Roberto Sawyers Furtado (born 17 October 1986) is a Costa Rican athlete competing primarily in the hammer throw and occasionally in the shot put and discus throw. He has won multiple medals at the regional level. In addition, he competed at three consecutive Pan American Games.
His personal best in the event is 77.15 metres set in Liberec in 2016. This is the current national record.
Competition record Representing 2004Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Coatzacoalcos, Mexico2ndHammer (6 kg)57.56 mCentral American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua3rdShot put13.55 m3rdDiscus39.15 m2ndHammer47.20 m2005Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rdShot put13.02 m2ndHammer54.20 mPan American Junior Athletics ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada6thHammer (6 kg)59.07 m2006NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador9thHammer50.34 m2007Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1stDiscus44.87 m1stHammer62.42 mNACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rdHammer61.98 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil12thHammer57.45 m2009Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala2ndShot put14.68 m1stDiscus48.39 m2ndHammer64.13 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba5thHammer63.88 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain10thHammer62.54 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico4thHammer62.08 m2011Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1stShot put15.68 m1stDiscus48.16 m1stHammer65.38 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico2ndHammer65.96 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico7thHammer65.09 m2012Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua2ndShot put14.64 m2ndDiscus49.54 m1stHammer67.71 mIbero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela4thHammer67.99 m2013Central American GamesSan José, Costa Rica2ndShot put15.24 m2ndDiscus46.93 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico1stHammer68.92 m2014Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4thHammer69.11 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico2ndHammer73.85 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico3rdHammer70.66 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada7thHammer70.95 mNACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica5thHammer70.42 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China30th (q)Hammer66.64 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndHammer72.15 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)Hammer70.08 m2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia4thHammer71.98 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada1stHammer72.94 mIbero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru3rdHammer73.16 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru9thHammer70.25 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar26th (q)Hammer72.41 m
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