Dalila Rugama

Olivia Dalila Rugama Carmona (born April 9, 1984, in Managua) is Nicaraguan javelin thrower.[1] She represented her nation Nicaragua at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also registered her own national record of 55.28 metres in the women's javelin throw at the 2007 Bolivarian Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[2][3] Throughout her career, Rugama was part of the team of the Polytechnic University of Nicaragua's track and field squad.[4]

Dalila Rugama
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Dalila Rugama
Carmona
Nationality Nicaragua
Born (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984
Managua, Nicaragua
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Javelin throw: 55.28 (2007)

Rugama qualified for the Nicaraguan squad in the women's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting an invitation from the Nicaraguan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense) and the IAAF under the Universality rule with an entry mark of 53.23.[2][5] Rugama threw a javelin with a satisfying distance of 51.42 metres on her second attempt in the prelims, but her effort was not sufficient to compete for the final round with a fortieth-place finish.[6][7]

Dalila Rugama has won in 4 times (2001, 2006, 2013 and 2017) the Women's Javelin Throw and 1 time (2006) the Women's Shot Put in the Central American Games. Similarly won in 12 times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018) the Women's Javelin Throw and 1 time (2018) the Women's Shot Put in the Central American Championships in Athletics.

Dalila Rugama is the best in the Women's Javelin Throw in the history of Central American.

International Competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nicaragua
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd Javelin Throw 42.19
2001 Athletics at the 2001 Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Javelin Throw 44.16
2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics Guatemala City, Guatemala 8th Javelin Throw 43.52
2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics Kingston, Jamaica 12th Javelin Throw 41.97
2002 Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th Javelin Throw 44.91
2002 Central American Championships in Athletics San Jose, Costa Rica 1st Javelin Throw 46.62
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics St. George's, Grenada 3rd Javelin Throw 47.40
2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd Javelin Throw 48.61
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 9th Javelin Throw 44.50
2003 Central American Championships in Athletics Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Javelin Throw 49.40
2004 2004 La Habana, Cuba 4th Javelin Throw 48.14
2004 2004 La Habana, Cuba 4th Javelin Throw 52.00
2004 2004 La Habana, Cuba 1st Javelin Throw 53.09
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 40th Javelin Throw 51.42
2004 Central American Championships in Athletics Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin Throw 51.76
2004 2004 Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Javelin Throw 48.86
2005 Central American Championships in Athletics San Jose, Costa Rica 1st Javelin Throw 50.35
2005 2005 Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Javelin Throw 52.10
2006 Athletics at the 2006 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin Throw 49.48
2006 Athletics at the 2006 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st Shot Put 11.09
2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th Javelin Throw 49.31
2006 Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 6th Javelin Throw 53.05
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 4th Javelin Throw 55.28
2007 Central American Championships in Athletics San Jose, Costa Rica 1st Javelin Throw 52.10
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Javelin Throw 52.36
2007 World Championships in Athletics Osaka, Japan 29th Javelin Throw 53.22
2008 2008 La Habana, Cuba 2nd Javelin Throw 54.70
2008 2008 La Habana, Cuba 3rd Javelin Throw 52.14
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Cali, Colombia 5th Javelin Throw 52.83
2010 Central American Championships in Athletics Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Javelin Throw 46.84
2011 Central American Championships in Athletics San Jose, Costa Rica 1st Javelin Throw 45.45
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 4th Javelin Throw 49.63
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 14th Javelin Throw 46.82
2012 Central American Championships in Athletics Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin Throw 48.59
2013 Athletics at the 2013 Central American Games San Jose, Costa Rica 1st Javelin Throw 48.40
2013 Central American Championships in Athletics Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin Throw 50.61
2015 Central American Championships in Athletics Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin Throw 48.65
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada DQ Javelin Throw NM
2016 Central American Championships in Athletics San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Javelin Throw 48.00
2016 Central American Championships in Athletics San Salvador, El Salvador 9th Shot Put 10.17
2017 Central American Championships in Athletics Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st Javelin Throw 48.51
2017 Central American Championships in Athletics Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2nd Shot Put 12.29
2017 Athletics at the 2017 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st Javelin Throw 53.47
2017 Athletics at the 2017 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 3rd Shot Put 12.89
2018 Central American Championships in Athletics Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Javelin Throw 47.93
2018 Central American Championships in Athletics Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Shot Put 12.91
2018 Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th Javelin Throw 50.30

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dalila Rugama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. "No cumple meta" [Failed to reach her goal] (in Spanish). Managua: La Prensa. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. "Rugama y Abaunza a Atenas" [Rugama and Abaunza will travel to Athens] (in Spanish). Managua: La Prensa. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. "Reina centroamericana" [Queen of Central America] (in Spanish). Managua: La Prensa. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. Fletes, Pablo (20 September 2004). "Dalila Rugama a destacar en el Centroamericano" [Queen of Central America] (in Spanish). Managua: La Prensa. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. "IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Javelin Throw Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. Fletes, Pablo (26 August 2004). "Dalila implanta récord" [Dalila improves her record] (in Spanish). Managua: La Prensa. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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