Ingeborg Mello

Ingeborg de Mello Preiss ( born January 4, 1919 in Germany, † 25 October 2009 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine athlete who was successful in the shot put and discus throw. She won two gold medals at Pan American Games and fifteen medals at South championships, including seven gold medals.

Career

Born in Germany Ingeborg Mello came at the age of 19 years to Argentina. She won 1940-1962 in the three throwing events 22 national champion. Your last appearance at the national championships they had in 1969, when she was fourth in the shot put again.

In the South Championships, she won her first title in 1941 with the ball. 1947, 1949 and 1952, she won both the titles in the shot put and discus throw. In 1947, she received an additional silver in the javelin, 1949 bronze. 1948 at the Olympic Games in London, she finished third in the shot put and ninth in the discus throw eighth. At the first Pan American Games in 1951 on home soil in Buenos Aires she managed the double victory with ball and discus. The following year, she reached at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in the discus throw final, finishing in twelfth place. Your last international medal she won at the South Championships in 1963 at the age of 44 years.

At a height of 1.69 meters to her competition weight was 70 kilograms.

Medals

Pan American Championships

South America Championships

  • Shot Put: Silver
  • Discus Throw: Silver
  • Shot Put: Gold
  • Discus throw: Gold
  • Javelin: Silver
  • Shot Put: Gold
  • Discus Throw: Gold
  • Javelin: Bronze
  • Shot Put: Gold
  • Discus Throw: Gold
  • Discus Throw: Bronze
  • Discus Throw: Bronze
  • Discus Throw: Bronze

Bests

  • Shot Put: 12.45 m (1951 )
  • Discus throw: 42.10 meters (1949 )
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