Manu Quijera

Manu Quijera Poza (born 13 January 1998) is a Spanish javelin thrower. He is a two-time Spanish Athletics Championships winner, and was the bronze medalist at the 2023 European Throwing Cup.

Manu Quijera

Personal information
Full name	Manu Quijera Poza
Nationality	Spain
Born	13 January 1998 (26 years, 320 days old)
Relative	Nicolás Quijera (brother)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Grupompleo Pamplona At
Coached by	Idoia Mariezkurrena
Achievements and titles
National finals	2015 Spanish U18s  • Javelin throw, 1st 2015 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 5th 2016 Spanish U20s  • Javelin throw, 1st 2017 Spanish U20s  • Javelin throw, 1st 2018 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 2nd 2018 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 2nd 2019 Spanish U23s  • Javelin throw, 1st 2019 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 1st 2021 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 2nd 2022 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 1st 2023 Spanish Champs  • Javelin throw, 3rd
Personal best(s)	JT: 83.28m (2022) JT (700g): 77.26m NYR (2015)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Spain Mediterranean U23 Championships 2018 Jesolo Javelin throw European Throwing Cup 2023 Leira Javelin throw
Updated on 15 January 2024

Biography

Manu Quijera began javelin throwing in his native Pamplona at the age of 13, following in the footsteps of his brother Nico, also a javelin thrower, under the guidance of Idoia Mariezkurrena. Between 2013 and 2017, he was the Spanish champion in his age category five times in a row.

By virtue of his national titles, Quijera was invited to compete in the javelin throw at the 2015 World U18 Championships. He posted the second-best mark in the qualification behind only Hercules van Vuuren, who failed to medal in the finals. Given this, Quijera was in good position to medal after the first few throws, but he was eventually overtaken and had to settle for 4th place.

In 2018, he was the runner-up in the Spanish senior championship after his brother Nico; it was the first time that two brothers shared the podium in the national championship since 1953. He finished the year as the third-best thrower in the national ranking, behind Odei Jainaga and his brother; these two were the first Spanish athletes that year to surpass the 80-meter barrier in javelin throwing.

On 18 May 2019, he broke the Spanish javelin record during an under-23 international throwing event held in Madrid, with a mark of 81.31 m, surpassing Jainaga's record by 67 cm. In August, he made his senior international debut as a member of the Spanish team at the European Team Championships, finishing fourth in his event.

In 2022, he improved his personal best to 83.28 m, which led him to participate in the World Championships and later in the European Championships, although he did not reach the final in either event.

In 2023, he was part of the Spanish team that finished fourth in the European Games and achieved seventh place in the javelin event.

Statistics

Best performances

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref
Javelin throw	83.28 m		Spanish Club Championships Spanish: Liga Joma De Clubes Division De Honor Hombres	La Nucia, Spain	12 June 2022
Javelin throw (700 g)	77.26 m NU18R	(Qualifying round)	World Athletics U18 Championships	Cali, Colombia	19 July 2015

External links

• Manu Quijera at World Athletics