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Jennifer Dahlgren

Jennifer Dahlgren in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner
Nationality	Argentina
Born	(1984-04-21) 21 April 1984 (age 41) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Argentina Pan American Games Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro Hammer throw South American Championships Gold 2005 Cali Hammer throw Gold 2006 Tunja Hammer throw Gold 2011 Buenos Aires Hammer throw Bronze 2009 Lima Hammer throw Bronze 2013 Cartagenas Hammer throw Pan American Junior Championships Gold 2003 Bridgetown Hammer throw Bronze 2003 Bridgetown Shot put South American Youth Championships Gold 2000 Bogotá Hammer throw Silver 2000 Bogotá Discus throw
Updated on 28 January 2015.

Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner (born on April 21, 1984) is a retired Argentine athlete. She was a specialist in the hammer throw event. Jennifer spent a lot of her life in the United States. There, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia.

She set a new record for hammer throw in US colleges. Jennifer also won the NCAA Outdoor champion title twice. This happened in both 2006 and 2007. She earned three gold medals at the South American Championships. She also won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Dahlgren represented Argentina at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She also competed three times at the World Championships in Athletics. She first broke the South American record in hammer throw in 2004. She kept improving it to her best throw of 73.74 meters. She is one of the best hammer throwers from South America. In 2010, she received the Konex Award Merit Diploma. This award recognized her as one of the top five athletes from Argentina in the last ten years.

Jennifer's Athletic Journey

Jennifer Dahlgren's first big competition was the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She did not reach the final round there. She finished 11th in the qualifying stages. At the 2001 World Youth Championships, she placed fourth. However, she won the South American Junior Championships that same year. She also took second place at the Pan American Junior Championships.

The next year, she finished fifth at the World Junior Championships in Athletics. She also won the 2002 South American Junior Championships in Athletics again. The year 2003 was a very successful one for her. She set a new South American junior record in hammer throw. She also won at the Pan American Junior Championships.

Breaking Records and Winning Medals

In 2004, Dahlgren achieved success in three major events. She finished third at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. She set a new South American record with a throw of 66.12 meters. She won a gold medal at the South American U23 Championships in Athletics. She also earned a bronze medal at the 2004 Ibero-American Championships. However, her performance at the 2004 Summer Olympics was not as strong. She only managed a throw of 59.52 meters there.

In 2005, she improved her record to 67.07 meters. She also performed better at the NCAA Championships, finishing second. She set a championship record of 65.05 meters. This won her the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics, which was her first senior title. She did not continue this success at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She had three fouls and was out of the competition.

In 2006, she won the NCAA Indoor Weight throw title. She also set a new US collegiate record in hammer throw. Her throw was 71.78 meters at the SEC Championships. This was the fourth time she had improved her South American record that year. A few months later, she won her first outdoor NCAA hammer throw title. Dahlgren improved her championship record to 69.07 meters. This earned her a second gold medal at the 2006 South American Championships in Athletics. She also won at the 2006 South American Games. This event also served as the South American Under-23 Athletics Championships that year.

She started 2007 by winning the NCAA championships with a throw of 70.72 meters. This was her last amateur title. Soon after, she threw a new South American record of 72.01 meters in Greensboro, North Carolina. She won her first major championship medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. She took the bronze medal with a throw of 68.37 meters. Two Cuban athletes, Yipsi Moreno and Arasay Thondike, finished ahead of her. She represented Argentina at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. She threw 65.64 meters in the qualifying round. However, this was not enough to reach the final.

In 2008, she had a foot injury. This affected her performance early in the season. She recovered somewhat in time for the 2008 Ibero-American Championships. There, she won the silver medal, finishing behind Rosa Rodríguez. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, her best throw was 66.35 meters. This made her the best South American performer, but she placed 29th overall. She had a weaker performance at the 2009 South American Championships in Athletics. She threw 63.81 meters and won the bronze medal. Despite this, she was still the best South American hammer thrower at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Her throw of 68.90 meters placed her 17th, but it was not enough to make the final round.

She then started training with Marcelo Pugliese, who was also an Olympic hammer thrower from Argentina. At the start of the 2010 season, Dahlgren set another personal best. She threw 73.74 meters in Buenos Aires.

About Jennifer's Life

Jennifer Dahlgren moved often with her family when she was young. This meant she spent a lot of time living in the United States. She returned to Argentina when she was 13 years old. It took her some time to get used to the language and her new school. However, after she settled in, her family moved again to Texas.

Her mother, Irene Fitzner, was also an athlete. She competed for Argentina as a sprint runner at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Jennifer's younger brother, Paul, went to Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Jennifer's great-grandfather was Swedish. This is why she has a Swedish surname. Jennifer got married on May 11, 2024, in Houston, Texas.

Jennifer's Best Throws

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Argentina
1999	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	8th	Shot put	10.79 m
			7th	Discus throw	37.46 m
			5th	Hammer throw	46.36 m
2000	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	6th	Discus throw	39.09 m
			1st	Hammer throw	54.95 m
	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	23rd (q)	Hammer throw	50.49 m
	South American Youth Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	Discus throw	39.55 m A
			1st	Hammer throw	56.68 m A
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	4th	Hammer throw	56.96 m
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	6th	Shot put	12.47 m
			1st	Hammer throw	57.50 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	Hammer throw	57.18 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	Hammer throw	59.48 m (AJR)
	South American Junior Championships / South American Games	Belém, Brazil	2nd	Shot put	13.61 m
			2nd	Discus throw	41.41 m
			1st	Hammer throw	55.73 m
2003	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	Shot put	14.26 m
			1st	Hammer throw	58.61 m
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	Shot put	14.34 m
			6th	Discus	42.62 m
			1st	Hammer	65.17 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	Hammer throw	63.72 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	43rd (q)	Hammer throw	59.52 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Hammer throw	65.05 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Hammer throw	NM
2006	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	1st	Hammer throw	69.07 m (CR)
	South American U23 Championships / South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Hammer throw	66.48 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Hammer throw	68.37 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	25th (q)	Hammer throw	65.64 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	Hammer throw	64.89 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	29th (q)	Hammer throw	66.35 m
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	Hammer throw	63.81 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th (q)	Hammer throw	68.90 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	1st	Hammer throw	70.91 m
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	5th	Hammer throw	66.25 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Hammer throw	72.70 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	10th	Hammer throw	69.72 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	6th	Hammer throw	67.11 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Hammer throw	71.23 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	Hammer throw	NM
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	3rd	Hammer throw	65.82 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	17th (q)	Hammer throw	68.90 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Hammer throw	67.94 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Hammer throw	66.84 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	6th	Hammer throw	68.37m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	Hammer throw	64.76 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	7th	Hammer throw	65.33 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	21st (q)	Hammer throw	67.68 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Hammer throw	67.34 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (q)	Hammer throw	63.03 m
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	Hammer throw	64.76 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	Hammer throw	NM
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Hammer throw	70.98 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	1st	Hammer throw	68.89 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	Hammer throw	65.06 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	10th	Hammer throw	63.22 m

See also

In Spanish: Jennifer Dahlgren para niños