# Mercedes Chilla

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Spanish javelin thrower (born 1980)

In this [Spanish name](/source/Spanish_name), the first or paternal [surname](/source/Surname) is *Chilla* and the second or maternal family name is *López*.

**Mercedes Chilla López** (born 19 January 1980) is a Spanish [javelin thrower](/source/Javelin_throw). She has represented [Spain](/source/Spain) at two [Summer Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympics) (2004 and 2008) and has also competed at the [World Championships in Athletics](/source/World_Championships_in_Athletics). Chilla is the [Spanish record](/source/Spanish_records_in_athletics) holder for the event, with a best mark of 64.07 metres, and has won medals at the [Mediterranean Games](/source/Mediterranean_Games) and the [Ibero-American Championships](/source/Ibero-American_Championships).

## Career

Chilla was born on 19 January 1980 in [Jerez de la Frontera](/source/Jerez_de_la_Frontera). She first reached the international podium at the [2003 Summer Universiade](/source/2003_Summer_Universiade), where she took the [bronze medal](/source/Bronze_medal). She attended her first Olympic competition at the [2004 Athens Games](/source/2004_Athens_Games) and she was 22nd overall. In 2005, she enjoyed success at the regional level with another javelin bronze at the [2005 Mediterranean Games](/source/2005_Mediterranean_Games) and she improved on her previous global competition performance with a fifteenth-place finish at the [2005 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2005_World_Championships_in_Athletics).

Her 2006 season saw her gain a slew of [European](/source/Europe) honours, starting with a bronze at the [2006 European Cup Winter Throwing](/source/2006_European_Cup_Winter_Throwing) and another third-place finish at the [2006 European Cup](/source/2006_European_Cup_(athletics)). She completed a trio of bronze medal performances by reaching the podium at the [2006 European Athletics Championships](/source/2006_European_Athletics_Championships). She capped off a successful season with a personal best and [Spanish record](/source/Spanish_records_in_athletics) throw of 63.20 metres at the [Herculis](/source/Herculis) meeting in August 2006.

She suffered a number of injuries between 2008 and 2010, interrupting her international career, but she still managed ninth place at the [2008 Beijing Olympics](/source/2008_Beijing_Olympics) and eleventh place at the [2009 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics). She took the javelin gold at the [2010 Ibero-American Championships](/source/2010_Ibero-American_Championships) in [Cádiz](/source/C%C3%A1diz), nearing her top form with a winning throw of 62.39 m.[1] Chilla improved her Spanish record the following week, throwing 64.07 m to win at the *Liga de Clubes de División de Honor* meeting in [Valencia](/source/Valencia), Spain.[2] This mark made her fifth in the world rankings and demonstrated her potential to return to the podium at the [2010 European Athletics Championships](/source/2010_European_Athletics_Championships).[3]

## Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Spain 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 23rd (q) Javelin throw (old spec.) 45.45 m 1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 10th Javelin throw 51.03 m 2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd Javelin throw 55.99 m 2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd Javelin throw 57.78 m Universiade Beijing, China 6th Javelin throw 53.32 m Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 6th Javelin throw 51.44 m 2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th Javelin throw 57.74 m 2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 3rd Javelin throw 55.94 m 2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 5th Javelin throw 54.34 m Olympic Games Athens, Greece 22nd (q) Javelin throw 58.45 m 2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 3rd Javelin throw 57.69 m World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (q) Javelin throw 58.38 m 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd Javelin throw 61.98 m 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 27th (q) Javelin throw 53.64 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 9th Javelin throw 58.13 m 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th Javelin throw 56.68 m 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 1st Javelin throw 62.39 m European Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th Javelin throw 61.40 m 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 17th (q) Javelin throw 58.34 m 2014 European Championships Zurich, Switzerland 10th Javelin throw 57.91 m

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Valiente, Emeterio (2010-06-07). [Murer vaults 4.85m Area Record as Cuba and Spain dominate in San Fernando – Ibero-American Championships report](http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56968.html). [IAAF](/source/IAAF). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Chilla bate su récord de jabalina](http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2010/06/12/masdeporte/1276378632.html). *[El Mundo](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))* (2010-06-12). Retrieved on 2010-06-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-EA1_3-0)** ['I am feeling the same way as I did four years ago, when I won the medal in Göteborg,' says Spain's Chilla](http://www.european-athletics.org/20th-european-athletics-championships-2010/i-am-feeling-the-same-way-as-i-did-four-years-ago-when-i-won-the-medal-in-goeteborg-says-spains-chilla.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100626045722/http://www.european-athletics.org/20th-european-athletics-championships-2010/i-am-feeling-the-same-way-as-i-did-four-years-ago-when-i-won-the-medal-in-goeteborg-says-spains-chilla.html) 2010-06-26 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). [European Athletics](/source/European_Athletics) (2010-06-23). Retrieved on 2010-06-23.

## External links

- [Mercedes Chilla](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14261819) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

- [Mercedes Chilla](https://web.archive.org/web/20161204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/mercedes-chilla-1.html) at [Olympics at Sports-Reference.com](/source/Sports_Reference#Olympics) (archived)

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