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{{short description|Mexican hammer thrower}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Diego del Real
| image = Diego del Real (2016).jpg
| imagesize = 
| caption = Diego del Real (2016)
| fullname       = Diego Alan del Real Galindo
| nationality = {{MEX}}
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[Hammer throw]]
| coach = Alejandro Laverdesque
| club = Puro D Club y Casa Morelos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|03|06}}
| birth_place = [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]]
| residence =
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|112|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| pb = 
'''HT (7.26 kg)''': 77.49 m ([[Querétaro]] 2016)<br>
'''HT (6 kg)''': 74.37 m ([[Mexico City|Mexico]] 2012)<br>
'''HT (5 kg)''': 75.07 m ([[Mexico City|Mexico]] 2011)
| updated        = 27 December 2014
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | [[Track and field athletics|Men's Athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{MEX}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Championships|CAC Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2013 Morelia]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|2011 Miramar]]|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|CAC Junior Championships]] (Junior)}}
{{MedalGold |[[2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|2012 San Salvador]] | Hammer throw}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|del Real|Galindo|lang=Spanish}}
'''Diego Alan del Real Galindo''' (born 6 March 1994) is a Mexican [[hammer throw]]er.

He competed in [[Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' hammer throw|boys' hammer throw]] at the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]], finishing first in the B final<ref>[http://www.atletismoenmexico.com/2010/08/23/es-primero-diego-del-real-en-la-final-%E2%80%9Cb%E2%80%9D-de-lanzamiento-de-martillo/ Es primero Diego del Real en la final “B” de lanzamiento de martillo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405145733/http://www.atletismoenmexico.com/2010/08/23/es-primero-diego-del-real-en-la-final-%E2%80%9Cb%E2%80%9D-de-lanzamiento-de-martillo/ |date=2013-04-05 }}</ref> and then 4th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|title=¡Diego del Real se quedó a nada del bronce!|url=http://sportspedia.com.mx/diego-del-real-se-queda-a-nada-del-bronce/|accessdate=22 August 2016|agency=Sportspedia México|publisher=Sportspedia México|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918044915/http://sportspedia.com.mx/diego-del-real-se-queda-a-nada-del-bronce/|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Diego Alan Del Real Galindo was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He is also known as "El Gato", since he was a kid, this nicknames were given to him the first time his parents saw all his potential.  He studied at [[Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León]].

One of the greatest hammer throw athletes of Mexico, with just 19 years old, Diego Alan Del Real Galindo already has experience on national and international competitions like Pan American Games of Guadalajara,<ref name=guadalajara_01>{{Citation
| last = 
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| date = 
| title = Biography - DEL REAL Diego Alan
| url = http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=48255.htm
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20141227214558/http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=48255.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = December 27, 2014
| publisher = [[Pan American Sports Organization|PASO]]
| pages = 
| language = 
| accessdate = December 27, 2014
}}</ref> with a Silver medal on Jr. Pan American Championship Miramar 2011, Gold Medal on Centro American Hammer Throw competition, Gold Medal on San Salvador 2012, Silver Medal on Centro American and Caribbean of Morelia 2013 and he finished first, winning the gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American Games in Colombia.

He is coached by '''Alejandro Laverdesque. '''

==Personal best==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event !! Result !! Venue !! Date
|-
| Hammer throw || '''78.86m''' '''A''' || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Nuevo León]] || 24 abril 2021
|}

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{MEX}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships]] (U17)
|[[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Hammer (5&nbsp;kg)
|61.27 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics|Youth Olympic Games]]
|[[Singapore]]
|9th (B)
|Hammer (5&nbsp;kg)
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' hammer throw|69.66 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2011
|[[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|[[Villeneuve d'Ascq]], [[France]]
|6th
|Hammer (5&nbsp;kg)
|72.21 m
|-
|[[2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
|[[Miramar, Florida]], [[United States]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Hammer (6&nbsp;kg)
|66.77 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico|México]]
|10th
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw|59.41 m]] '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships]] (U20)
|[[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Hammer (6&nbsp;kg)
|73.96 m
|-
|[[2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|17th (q)
|Hammer (6&nbsp;kg)
|[[2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|69.56 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Morelia]], [[Mexico|México]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Hammer
|[[2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#Hammer throw|65.35 m]] '''A'''
|-
|[[2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
|[[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Hammer (6&nbsp;kg)
|72.99 m '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|[[2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics|NACAC Under-23 Championships]]
|[[Kamloops, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Hammer
|[[2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results#Hammer throw|69.42 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Xalapa]], [[Mexico|México]]
|4th
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Hammer throw|69.84 m]] '''A'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|[[Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Toronto, Canada]]
|6th
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw|71.74 m]]
|-
|[[2015 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]]
|[[San José, Costa Rica]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Hammer
|[[2015 NACAC Championships – Results#Hammer throw|70.83 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|[[2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics|NACAC U23 Championships]]
|[[San Salvador, El Salvador]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Hammer
|[[2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results#Hammer throw|74.55 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|4th
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|76.05 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|26th (q)
|Hammer
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|71.29 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Taipei, Taiwan]]
|3rd (q)
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw|70.50 m]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|2018
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Barranquilla, Colombia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Hammer throw|74.95 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[[Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Lima, Peru]]
|4th
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw|74.16 m]]
|-
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|21st (q)
|Hammer
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|73.15 m]]
|-
|2021
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|15th (q)
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|75.17 m]]
|-
|2022
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, United States]]
|16th (q)
|Hammer
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|74.12 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2023
|[[Athletics at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[San Salvador, El Salvador]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Hammer throw|74.57 m]]
|-
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|12th
|Hammer
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|72.56 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Santiago, Chile]]
|4th
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw|75.63 m]]
|-
|2024
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|22nd (q)
|Hammer
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|72.10 m]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>No mark in the final

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Diego del Real}}
* [http://www.all-athletics.com/es/athlete/396055 All Athletics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222205/http://www.all-athletics.com/es/athlete/396055 |date=2016-03-03 }} for Diego del Real Galindo
* [http://www.sexenio.com.mx/nuevoleon/articulo.php?id=19523 Atleta Nuevo Leon] for Diego del Real Galindo
*[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=122727&Season=2014&Odd=1 Tilastopaja biography]

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[[Category:Mexican male hammer throwers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Monterrey]]
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