Edgar Baumann

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Baumann and the second or maternal family name is Duran.

Edgar Baumann Dure (born April 16, 1970) is a retired male javelin thrower from Paraguay, was ranked 6th in the world in 1996 who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best (84.70 metres) on October 10, 1999 at a meet in San Marcos, Texas, setting a South American record. Baumann was the first South American athlete who had thrown over 80 metres in the javelin throw (80.56 metres in 1996).

Seasonal bests by year

• 1992 - 72.90
• 1993 - 74.76
• 1995 - 78.70
• 1996 - 80.56
• 1997 - 76.44
• 1999 - 84.70 NR

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	66.70 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	45th (q)	59.82 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	78.70 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	28th (q)	72.90 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	73.94 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	20th (q)	77.74 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	13th (q)	72.96 m
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	68.55 m
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	4th	71.40 m

References

• Edgar Baumann profile at IAAF
• sports-reference