Nicolás Quijera

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Nicolás Quijera Poza (born 24 June 1996 in Pamplona, Spain) is a Spanish javelin thrower. He studied at Mississippi State University and competes for Grupompleo Pamplona Atlético. He is 1.88 m tall and weighs 85 kg; his brother Manu Quijera is also a javelin thrower. His career highlights include winning gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona with 75.13 m, and a personal best of 80.21 m set in Eugene in 2018. He has represented Spain at World Junior Championships (2014, 14th), European Junior Championships (2015, 16th), Mediterranean U23 Championships (2016, 1st), European U23 Championships (2017, 12th), and the 2018 European Championships (Berlin, 24th).