Juleisy Angulo

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Juleisy Angulo
Personal information
Born (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsJavelin: 63.25 (Tokyo, 2025) NR
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Women's athletics
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Alicante Javelin throw
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Mar del Plata Javelin throw
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Javelin throw
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Javelin throw
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali-Valle Javelin throw
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 San José Javelin throw
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cascavel Javelin throw

Juleisy Angulo (born 2 January 2001) is an Ecuadorian javelin thrower. She is the national record holder in the event.[1]

Career

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Angulo is from El Oro Province in Ecuador.[2] She was a silver medalist in the javelin throw at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, finishing behind Greece's Elina Tzengko.[3]

In June 2018, she broke the South American under-20 record for the javelin throw with 57.94 metres, breaking the record held by Colombian María Lucelly Murillo.[4] She won the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Costa Rica with a personal best throw of 58.96 metres in July 2019.[5][2] The following month, she finished seventh in the javelin throw at the senior 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[6]

She placed fourth overall in the javelin throw at the 2021 South American Championships, held in Ecuador in May 2021.[7] That year, she won the gold medal at the 2021 South American Athletics U23 Championships. [8] In Decemeber, she won the gold medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, with a throw of 58.26 metres.[9]

On 16 April 2022, she won the Ecuador Athletics Championships with a throw of 60.22 meters in Guayaquil. The following month, she set a new national record of 60.91 meters to win the 2022 Ibero-American Championships in La Nucia, Spain.[2] She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, but did not advance to the final.[10] She retained her title at the 2022 South American Athletics U23 Championships in Cascavel, Brazil.[11] She won the bronze medal in the javelin throw at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, with a national record 61.10 metres.[12]

She finished fourth in the javelin throw at the 2023 South American Championships in São Paulo, Brazil.[13] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, but did not advance to the final.[14]

She won the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2025 South American Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina, throwing a national and championship record in round one of 62.25m, before later being overtaken by Jucilene de Lima of Brazil.[15] In August 2025, she increased the Ecuadorean national record to 62.33 metres whilst competing in Brazil.[16] She was selected to compete for Ecuador at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Juleisy Angulo". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Juleisy Angulo wins another gold medal with a national record at the Inter-American Championships in Alicante". El Mercurio. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  3. ^ "Juleisy Angulo wins a silver medal and breaks her own record in the javelin throw". Deporte.gob.ec. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  4. ^ "Juleisy Angulo will be there for the 2024 Olympics". El Universo. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  5. ^ "Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Pan American Games". World Athletics. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  7. ^ "South American Championships". World Athletics. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  8. ^ "South American U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Juleisy Angulo wins gold in the javelin throw at the Junior Pan American Games in Cali-Valle". Diario Correo. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  10. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  11. ^ "South American Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 29 Sep 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Ruiz, Pintado and Bruno shine at South American Games". World Athletics. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  13. ^ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.
  14. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Araújo heptathlon win highlights South American Championships". World Athletics. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Grande Prêmio Brasil de Atletismo". World Athletics. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  17. ^ "World Athletics Championships: Dates and times to watch Ecuadorian athletes". Primicias.ec. 12 Sep 2025. Retrieved 18 Sep 2025.