Cuba at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:CUB
Fedname:Federación Cubana de Atletismo
Year:2009
Games:World Championships in Athletics
Location:Berlin
Competitors:35 (14 men, 21 women)
Gold:1
Silver:4
Bronze:1
Previous:2007
Next:2011

Cuba will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 35 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Triple jumper Yargelis Savigne enters the competition as the reigning World Champion, while Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles aims to gain his first World Championship medal. Decathlete Leonel Suárez is the world leader in his event in the run up to the competition.[1] The three entrants for the men's triple jump are also among the strongest athletes in their event this year.[2]

Team selection

Track and road events
EventAthletes
MenWomen
200 metresRoxana Díaz
400 metresWilliam CollazoIndira Terrero
800 metresYeimer LópezZulia Calatayud
100 metres hurdles—Anay Tejeda
110 metres hurdlesDayron Robles
Dayron Capetillo		—
400 metres hurdlesOmar Cisneros
4×400 metres relayYunior Díaz
Omar Cisneros
William Collazo
Yeimer López		Indira Terrero
Zulia Calatayud
Roxana Díaz
Daisumari Bonne
Susana Clement
Diosmeli Peña
Field and combined events
EventAthletes
MenWomen
Long jumpIbrahim CamejoYarianny Argüelles
Triple jumpYoandris Betanzos
Alexis Copello
Arnie David Giralt		Yargelis Savigne
Mabel Gay
Shot putCarlos VélizMisleydis González
Yaniuvis López
Mailín Vargas
Discus throwYarelis Barrios
Yarisley Collado
Yania Ferrales
Hammer throwArasay Thondike
Javelin throwGuillermo MartínezOsleidys Menéndez
Yanet Cruz
Yainelis Ribeaux
DecathlonLeonel Suárez
Yordanis García
Yunior Díaz		—

Results

Men

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
400 mWilliam Collazo45.5210 Qalign=center colspan="2"-44.937align=center colspan="2"did not advance
800 mYeimer López1:48.0427 Qalign=center colspan="2"-1:45.336 Q1:47.8010
110 m hurdlesDayron Robles13.6724 Qalign=center colspan="2"-align=center colspan="2"DNFalign=center colspan="2"did not advance
Dayron Capetillo13.6118 qalign=center colspan="2"-13.5519align=center colspan="2"did not advance
400 m hurdlesOmar Cisneros49.279 qalign=center colspan="2"-49.2111align=center colspan="2"did not advance
4 × 400 m relayYunior Díaz
Omar Cisneros
William Collazo
Yeimer López		align=center colspan="4"
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Long jumpIbrahim Camejo7.7133align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Triple jumpYoandris Betanzos16.7717align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Alexis Copello16.9911 qalign=center bgcolor=CC996617.36align=center bgcolor=CC9966
Arnie David Giralt17.155 Q17.265
Shot putCarlos Véliz19.6213align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Javelin throwGuillermo Martínez82.503 Q86.41 SB
DecathlonLeonel Suárezalign=center colspan="2"-8640
Yordanis Garcíaalign=center colspan="2"-83878
Yunior Díazalign=center colspan="2"-8357 PB9

Women

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
200 mRoxana Díaz
400 mIndira Terrero51.983 Qalign=center colspan="2"-51.875align=center colspan="2"did not advance
800 mZulia Calatayud2:02.331 Qalign=center colspan="2"-2:01.537align=center colspan="2"did not advance
100 m hurdlesAnay Tejeda12.82 SB3 Qalign=center colspan="2"-12.82 SB4align=center colspan="2"did not advance
4 × 400 m relayIndira Terrero
Zulia Calatayud
Roxana Díaz
Daisumari Bonne
Susana Clement
Diosmeli Peña		3:27.36 SB5 qalign=center colspan="4"-3:36.998
Field and combined events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Long jumpYarianny Argüelles6.3222align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Triple jumpYargelis Savigne14.53 2 Qalign=center bgcolor=gold14.95align=center bgcolor=gold
Mabel Gay14.533 qalign=center bgcolor=silver14.61 SBalign=center bgcolor=silver
Shot putMisleydis González18.627 Q18.748
Yaniuvis López17.7118align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Mailín Vargas18.1411 q18.679
Discus throwYarelis Barrios62.195 Qalign=center bgcolor=silver65.31 SBalign=center bgcolor=silver
Yarisley Collado60.3714align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Yania Ferrales58.2425align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Javelin throwOsleidys Menéndez61.945 q63.11 SB7
Yanet Cruz56.1922align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Yainelis Ribeaux57.3816align=center colspan="2"did not advance
Hammer throwArasay Thondike68.9716align=center colspan="2"did not advance

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52630.html Defending champion Savigne, and Robles head Cuban delegation to Berlin
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-09). Men's Triple Jump - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.

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