Eglis Yaima Cruz Explained

Eglis Yaima de la Cruz (born 12 April 1980 in Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban sports shooter. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the first and, as of 2020, only female medalist for her country in the sport.[1] She has competed at five editions of the Olympics, from Athens 2004 to Tokyo 2020.[2] [3]

At the Pan American Games, she has won nine medals through five editions, four of them gold.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference: Eglis Yaima Cruz . 2012-07-29 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804233001/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/eglis-yaima-cruz-1.html . 2012-08-04 .
  2. Web site: Shooting de la CRUZ Eglys Yahima. dead. 2021-08-29. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726085040/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/shooting/athlete-profile-n1308214-de-la-cruz-eglys-yahima.htm . 2021-07-26 .
  3. Web site: 2016-08-06 . Eglis Cruz termina en el lugar 31, en el rifle de aire, tiro a 10 metros . 2023-01-17 . CiberCuba . es.
  4. Web site: Panamericanos Lima-2019: cubana Eglys de la Cruz alcanza boleto olímpico en tiro (+Audio) . 2023-01-17 . www.radiohc.cu . es.