Odette Palma

Personal information
Full name	Odette Palma Lafourcade
Nationality	Chile
Born	(1982-08-07) August 7, 1982 (age 41) Osorno, Los Lagos, Chile
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Coached by	Peter Farmer
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Chile South American Youth Championships 1998 Manaus Hammer throw South American Championships 2009 Lima Hammer throw Australian Athletics Championships 2021 Sydney Hammer throw
Updated on 28 January 2015.

Odette Jeanette Chantal Palma Lafourcade (born 7 August 1982, in Osorno, Los Lagos)^[1][2][3] is a Chilean athlete specializing in the hammer throw. Her older brother, Patricio Palma, was also a hammer thrower.

Career

Her personal best throw of 66.63 metres achieved in 2011 is the current national record.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Chile
1998	South American Junior Championships	Córdoba, Argentina	9th	Discus	30.95 m
			10th	Hammer	37.57 m
	South American Youth Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	Discus	32.42 m
			3rd	Hammer	49.50 m
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th (q)	Hammer	44.67 m[4]
	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	8th	Discus	36.46 m
			4th	Hammer	46.42 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	Hammer	46.67 m
	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	32nd (q)	Hammer	43.91 m[5]
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	6th	Hammer	51.78 m
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	4th	Hammer	51.03 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	11th	Hammer	50.65 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	Hammer	58.19 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	10th	Hammer	54.14 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	19th	Hammer	50.53 m
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	Hammer	57.55 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	15th	Hammer	53.98 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	6th	Hammer	59.60 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	14th (q)	Hammer	59.61 m
2006	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	6th	Hammer	57.41 m
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	6th	Hammer	56.74 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th	Hammer	55.63 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	5th	Hammer	60.19 m
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	7th	Discus	40.46 m
			2nd	Hammer	64.55 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	6th	Hammer	60.49 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	5th	Hammer	60.83 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	7th	Hammer	64.79 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	Hammer	61.83 m
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	4th	Hammer	60.53 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	Hammer	58.03 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	7th	Hammer	58.05 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	9th	Hammer	56.67m
2021	Australian Athletics Championships	Sydney Olympic Park, Australia	3rd	Hammer	54.75