Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Natalia Duco Soler
Born	(1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 35) San Felipe, Valparaíso
Education	Gabriela Mistral University
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country	Chile
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot Put
Medal record Women's athletics Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Shot put South American Games 2014 Santiago Shot put South American Championships 2009 Lima Shot put 2011 Buenos Aires Shot put 2023 São Paulo Shot put 2007 São Paulo Shot put Ibero-American Championships 2008 Iquique Shot put 2014 São Paulo Shot put 2010 San Fernando Shot put 2012 Barquisimeto Shot put
Updated on 16 June 2024

Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe, Valparaíso) is a Chilean shot putter.^[1][2]

Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, placing seventh.

She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games.^[3]

In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.^[4]