Mercedes Chilla

Mercedes Chilla López (born January 19, 1980, in

Career

She first reached the international podium at the

Her 2006 season saw her gain a slew of

She suffered a number of injuries between 2008 and 2010, interrupting her international career, but she still managed ninth place at the

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	23rd (q)	Javelin throw (old spec.)	45.45 m
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	10th	Javelin throw	51.03 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Javelin throw	55.99 m
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	Javelin throw	57.78 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	6th	Javelin throw	53.32 m
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	6th	Javelin throw	51.44 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	4th	Javelin throw	57.74 m
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	Javelin throw	55.94 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	5th	Javelin throw	54.34 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	22nd (q)	Javelin throw	58.45 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	3rd	Javelin throw	57.69 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th (q)	Javelin throw	58.38 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	Javelin throw	61.98 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	27th (q)	Javelin throw	53.64 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	9th	Javelin throw	58.13 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th	Javelin throw	56.68 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	1st	Javelin throw	62.39 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	Javelin throw	61.40 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	17th (q)	Javelin throw	58.34 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	10th	Javelin throw	57.91 m

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