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Chilean pole vaulter (born 1983)
José Francisco Nava (born 19 January 1983) is a Chilean former track and field athlete who competed in the pole vault . He achieved his personal best of 5.35 m (17 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in) in 2003. He also competed, less frequently, in the long jump , triple jump and decathlon .[ 1]
His first major senior medal was a bronze at the 2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – an honour he repeated in 2006 . Nava competed at five editions of the South American Championships in Athletics from 2001 to 2007, having a best pole vault finish of fourth in 2001 and 2006. He was a participant at the Pan American Games in 2003 and 2007, and also the 2003 Summer Universiade .
He began his international career in 1998 and took silver medals behind compatriot
World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2000 and 2002.
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He also won gold medals at the
South American University Games in 2004.
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International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
1998
South American Youth Championships
Manaus , Brazil
2nd
Pole vault
4.20 m
1999
World Youth Championships
Bydgoszcz , Poland
14th (q)
Pole vault
4.40 m
South American Junior Championships
Concepción, Chile
2nd
Pole vault
4.75 m
2000
South American Youth Championships
Bogotá, Colombia
1st
Pole vault
5.00 m
World Junior Championships
Santiago, Chile
10th (q)
Pole vault
4.80 m
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
8th
Pole vault
4.60 m
South American Junior Championships
São Leopoldo , Brazil
1st
Pole vault
5.10 m
2001
Pan American Junior Championships
Santa Fe, Argentina
2nd
Pole vault
5.25 m
South American Junior Championships
Santa Fe, Argentina
1st
Pole vault
5.20 m
South American Championships
Manaus , Brazil
4th
Pole vault
5.10 m
2002
World Junior Championships
Kingston, Jamaica
—
Pole vault
NH
South American Games /South American Junior Championships
Belém , Brazil
2nd
Pole vault
4.90 m
Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
3rd
Pole vault
5.20 m
2003
South American Championships
Barquisimeto , Venezuela
8th
Pole vault
4.85 m
Universiade
Daegu , South Korea
14th
Pole vault
5.00 m
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
7th
Pole vault
5.20 m
2004
South American U23 Championships
Barquisimeto , Venezuela
2nd
Pole vault
5.00 m
6th
Long jump
6.94 m
2nd
Triple jump
14.85 m
Ibero-American Championships
Huelva , Spain
—
Pole vault
NH
South American University Games
Concepción, Chile
1st
Pole vault
4.50 m
2005
South American Championships
Cali , Colombia
6th
Decathlon
6344 pts
2006
South American Championships
Tunja , Colombia
4th
Pole vault
5.15 m
Ibero-American Championships
Ponce, Puerto Rico
3rd
Pole vault
5.25 m
2007
South American Championships
São Paulo , Brazil
5th
Pole vault
5.10 m
6th
Triple jump
14.82 m
7th
4 × 100 m relay
40.82
ALBA Games
Caracas , Venezuela
1st
Pole vault
4.95 m
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
—
Pole vault
NH
2008
Ibero-American Championships
Iquique , Chile
—
Pole vault
NH
6th
Triple jump
14.67 m
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