Hernán Haddad

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Haddad and the second or maternal family name is Abdala.

Hernán Haddad

Personal information
Full name	Hernán Haddad Abdala
Nationality	Chilean
Born	(1928-10-05)5 October 1928
Died	9 May 2012(2012-05-09) (aged 83)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Chile Pan American Games 1955 Mexico City Discus throw Ibero-American Games 1960 Santiago Discus throw South American Championships 1950 Montevideo Discus throw 1952 Buenos Aires Discus throw 1954 São Paulo Discus throw 1956 Santiago Discus throw 1957 Santiago Discus throw 1958 Montevideo Discus throw 1974 Santiago Discus throw

Hernán Haddad Abdala (5 October 1928^[1] – 9 May 2012)^[2][3] was a Chilean athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Chile
1949	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	Discus throw	43.36 m
1950	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	Discus throw	44.29 m
1951	Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	4th	Discus throw	44.20 m
1952	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	Discus throw	45.15 m
	Olympic Games	Helsinki, Finland	28th (q)	Discus throw	42.89 m
1954	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Discus throw	46.52 m
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	Discus throw	47.14 m
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Discus throw	47.24 m
	Olympic Games	Melbourne, Australia	16th	Discus throw	46.00 m
1957	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Discus throw	47.41 m
1958	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st	Discus throw	49.10 m
1959	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	5th	Discus throw	46.45 m
1960	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Discus throw	47.88 m
1971	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	5th	Discus throw	44.68 m
1974	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	Discus throw	47.12 m

Personal bests

• Discus throw – 50.07 (1959)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hernán Haddad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. "Gran pesar en el atletismo chileno por fallecimiento de Hernán Haddad". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. "Hernán Haddad". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

External links

• Hernán Haddad at World Athletics
• Hernán Haddad at Olympics.com