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Natalia Ducó
- Born
- Jan 31, 1989 (37 years old)
- Birthplace
- San Felipe, Chile
- Events
- Shot Put
- Height
- 1.82 m
- Weight
- 95 kg
Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989) is a Chilean shot putter. Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.
She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, placing seventh.
She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games. In 2018 she was suspended for four years for consuming a banned substance, GHRP-6. She returned to competition in 2022.
As of Oct 30, 2026: Shot Put 18.80 (#226 all-time), 2024 season best 16.82 (Jun 16, 2024, The Bahamas National Stadium, Nassau (BAH)) · Last competition: The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris, Aug 8, 2024, 16.11 · National record (Shot Put) · 37 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SP | 16.82 | – | Jun 16, 2024 | NACAC New Life Invitational |
| 2023 | SP | 16.93 | – | Jul 28, 2023 | South American Athletics Championships |
| 2022 | SP | 17.08 | – | Oct 14, 2022 | South American Games, Asunción |
| 2018 | SP | 18.12 | – | Feb 7, 2018 | Santiago de Chile (CHI) |
| 2017 | SP | 17.99 | – | Nov 21, 2017 | Santa Marta (COL) |
| 2016 | SP | 18.19 | – | Jul 23, 2016 | Leiria (POR) |
| 2015 | SP | 18.29 | – | Aug 22, 2015 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
| 2014 | SP | 18.07 | – | Mar 16, 2014 | Santiago de Chile (CHI) |