Natalia Duco

Natalia Duco
Natalia Duco in 2023
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Duco Soler
Born (1989-01-31) January 31, 1989
San Felipe, Valparaíso
EducationGabriela Mistral University
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
SportAthletics
EventShot Put
Medal record
Women's athletics
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoShot put
South American Games
2014 SantiagoShot put
South American Championships
2009 LimaShot put
2011 Buenos AiresShot put
2023 São PauloShot put
2007 São PauloShot put
Ibero-American Championships
2008 IquiqueShot put
2014 São PauloShot put
2010 San FernandoShot put
2012 BarquisimetoShot put
Updated on 16 June 2024

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

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.

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