Manu Quijera

Career By virtue of his national titles, Quijera was invited to compete in the javelin throw at the 2015 World U18 Championships. He posted the second-best mark in the qualification behind only Hercules van Vuuren, who failed to medal in the finals. Given this, Quijera was in good position to medal after the first few throws, but he was eventually overtaken and had to settle for 4th place.

In 2018, he was the runner-up in the Spanish senior championship after his brother Nico; it was the first time that two brothers shared the podium in the national championship since 1953. He finished the year as the third-best thrower in the national ranking, behind Odei Jainaga and his brother; these two were the first Spanish athletes that year to surpass the 80-meter barrier in javelin throwing. In August, he made his senior international debut as a member of the Spanish team at the European Team Championships, finishing fourth in his event.

In 2022, he improved his personal best to 83.28 m, which led him to participate in the World Championships and later in the European Championships, although he did not reach the final in either event.

In 2023, he was part of the Spanish team that finished fourth in the European Games and achieved seventh place in the javelin event.

Statistics

Best performances Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref Javelin throw 83.28 m Spanish Club Championships La Nucia, Spain 12 June 2022 Javelin throw (700 g) 77.26 m World Athletics U18 Championships Cali, Colombia 19 July 2015