Edgar Baumann

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Baumann and the second or maternal family name is Dure.
Lanzamiento en el Panamericano de Mar del Plata 1995

Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born April 16, 1970) Baumann is the Record holder in the Javelin which was set at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina Descendant of a German Family Native of the country of Paraguay, He was Born in San Lorenzo Paraguay, Baumann was the first South American athlete who had thrown over 70 meters in Paraguay, and 80 meters in the javelin en South America, with a toss of (80.56 meters in 1996) male javelin thrower from Paraguay, was ranked 6th in the world in 1996. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He set his personal best (84.70 meters) on October 10, 1999 at a meet in San Marcos, Texas, setting a South American record. In the year 2000 he established a lawsuit against the National Olympic Committee, because he was left out from the Sydney Olympics without any justification. In 2009 he was awarded 6 billions (PYG) (1.190.476 (USD) currency exchange at the time) by the Supreme Court of Paraguay.[1]

Seasonal bests by year

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1989 Junior South American Games Montevideo, Uruguay 4th 58.62 m
1989 Junior Pan American Games Santa Fe, Argentina 4th 59.18 m
1990 Junior Juegos Odesur Lima, Peru 2nd 60.22 m
1991 Pan American Games La Habana, Cuba 7th 65.86 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 7th 66.70 m
1993 SouthLand Conference Championship Mc Neese, Texas 1 72.36 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 45th (q) 59.82 m
1994 SouthLand Conference Championship sam Houston, Texas 1 73.66 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 78.70 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 28th (q) 72.90 m
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd 73.94 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 18th (q) 77.74 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 13th (q) 72.96 m
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 68.55 m
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 4th 71.40 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ultimahora.com/el-cop-debe-pagar-g-6000-millones-edgar-baumann-n234766.html El COP debe pagar G. 6.000 millones a Édgar Baumann


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