Víctor Fatecha

Víctor Abel Fatecha Riveros (born 10 March 1988 in Concepción) is a Paraguayan athlete specializing in the javelin throw. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing without reaching the final.

Víctor Fatecha

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Abel Fatecha Riveros
Nationality	Paraguay
Born	(1988-03-10) March 10, 1988 (age 37) Concepción, Paraguay
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Paraguay World Youth Championships 2005 Marrakesh Javelin throw South American Games 2014 Santiago Javelin throw South American Youth Championships 2004 Guayaquil Javelin throw 2002 Asunción Javelin throw

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

Fatecha is tied to Paraguay Marathon Club and competes in Paraguay's national competitions under the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo.^[1]

He belongs to a line of Paraguayan throwers, such as Ramón Jiménez Gaona (discus), Nery Kennedy (javelin) and Edgar Baumann (javelin), who all had successful careers.^[2]

In 2014 Fatecha was one of three Paraguayan throwers to reach over 70 metres, including Larson Giovanni Diaz Martinez and Fabian Jara.^[3]

Victor Fatecha is the younger brother of association footballer Cristian Fatecha.

Clubs

• Olimpia Asunción (2005)^[4]
• Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (–2013)
• Paraguay Marathon Club (2014–)

Coaches

• Thomas Zuddy (2004)
• Claudio Zúñiga (2005)^[4]
• Plinio Penzzi

Personal bests

• Javelin throw: 79.03 m – Moscow, 15 August 2013

Seasonal bests

IAAF Profile^[5]

700g

• 2003 - 65.52
• 2004 - 74.11
• 2005 - 77.21 (PB)

800g

• 2004 - 68.25
• 2005 - 69.32
• 2006 - 76.79
• 2007 - 78.01
• 2008 - 76.55
• 2009 - 77.82
• 2010 - 76.34
• 2011 - 76.92
• 2012 - 75.15
• 2013 - 79.03 (PB)
• 2014 - 76.09
• 2015 - 77.69
• 2016 - 75.20
• 2017 - 74.57
• 2018 - 71.55

Competition record

International Competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Paraguay
2002	South American Youth Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	8th	Shot put (5 kg)	12.45 m
			9th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	38.09 m
			3rd	Javelin throw (700 g)	59.91 m
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	13th (q)	Javelin throw (700 g)	65.07 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	20th (q)	Javelin throw	64.45 m
	South American Youth Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	4th	Shot put (5 kg)	16.11 m
			7th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	45.32 m
			1st	Javelin throw (700 g)	70.69 m
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	Javelin throw (700 g)	77.21 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	3rd	Javelin throw	67.00 m
	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	9th	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	44.26 m
			2nd	Javelin throw	67.31 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	4th	Javelin throw	75.64 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	2nd	Javelin throw	76.79 m
	South American U23 Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Javelin throw	75.45 m
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Javelin throw	75.95 m
	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	73.07 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	75.43 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Javelin throw	72.30 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	29th (q)	Javelin throw	73.55 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	3rd	Javelin throw	75.81 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	30th (q)	Javelin throw	71.58 m
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Javelin throw	69.69 m
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	Javelin throw	67.59 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	19th (q)	Javelin throw	69.86 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	41st (q)	Javelin throw	68.65 m
2010	South American U23 Championships South American Games	Medellín, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	73.22 m
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	Javelin throw	76.34 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	Javelin throw	72.51 m
	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Javelin throw	71.85 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Javelin throw	76.92 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	Javelin throw	75.15 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	76.14 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	18th (q)	Javelin throw	79.03 m
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	1st	Javelin throw	74.49 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Javelin throw	76.09 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Javelin throw	74.73 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	6th	Javelin throw	75.68 m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	Javelin throw	68.72 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	10th	Javelin throw	73.81 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	Javelin throw	73.78 m
2017	South American Championships	Luque, Paraguay	3rd	Javelin throw	74.57 m
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	5th	Javelin throw	69.82 m
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	7th	Javelin throw	65.37 m

National Competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2003	FPA Open Tournament	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	Javelin	65.52m[6]
2018	Torneo Sajonia de 2018	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin	71.55m[7]