Gabriel Kehr

Gabriel Kehr

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Kehr Sabra
Born	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 25) Temuco, Chile
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Medal record Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2019 Lima Hammer throw

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.

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[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

¹No mark in the final

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