Gabriel Kehr

Gabriel Enrique Kehr Sabra (aka "The Chilean Hammer") born 3 September 1996 is a Chilean athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2019 South American Championships with a new championships record of 75.27 metres.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kehr and the second or maternal family name is Sabra.
Gabriel Kehr
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Kehr Sabra
Born (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996
Temuco, Chile
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaHammer throw

His personal best in the event is 76.42 metres set in Temuco in 2019, mark he improved to 77.54 m on 29 April 2021, in the same place.

He represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Chile
2012 South American Youth Championships Mendoza, Argentina 3rd Hammer throw (5 kg) 66.49 m
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 12th (q) Hammer throw (5 kg) 71.68 m1
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 21st (q) Hammer throw (6 kg) 69.84 m
South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 3rd Hammer throw 63.38 m
2015 South American Junior Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 3rd Hammer throw (6 kg) 77.54 m
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd Hammer throw (6 kg) 74.42 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th Hammer throw 66.90 m
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Hammer throw 69.80 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 4th Hammer throw 72.06 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 5th Hammer throw 71.54 m
South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 3rd Hammer throw 74.31 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Hammer throw 75.27 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Hammer throw 74.98 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (q) Hammer throw 73.99 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 2nd Hammer throw 75.18 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 13th (q) Hammer throw 75.60 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 2nd Hammer throw 74.61 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Hammer throw 76.81 m

1No mark in the final

References
  1. Gabriel Kehr at World Athletics
  2. ADN. "El Team Chile ya suma 52 clasificados a los JJ.OO. de Tokio". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.


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