Frank Casañas Explained

Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández (born 18 October 1978) is a discus thrower. Born in Cuba, he represented his country of birth until May 2008, then Spain.

Career

In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final.

His personal best throw is 67.91 metres, which he achieved in June 2008 in Castellón.

Achievements

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Representing
1996	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus	53.08 m
		Sydney, Australia	3rd	Discus	54.86 m
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	3rd	Discus	55.32 m
1998		Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	Discus	59.38 m
1999		Winnipeg, Canada	4th	Discus	60.20 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Discus	59.87 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	24th	Discus	60.84 m
2003		Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	2nd	Discus	62.61 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	11th (q)	Discus	59.99 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	17th	Discus	60.60 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (q)	Discus	60.94 m
Representing
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	Discus	66.49 m
2009		Pescara, Italy	1st	Discus	65.58 m GR
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th (q)	Discus	61.10 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	Discus	62.08 m
		Barcelona, Spain	11th	Discus	62.15 m
2012		Helsinki, Finland	5th	Discus	63.60 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	Discus	65.56 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	9th	Discus	62.89 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	8th	Discus	61.47 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	24th (q)	Discus	59.06 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (q)	Discus	59.96 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	10th	Discus	55.73 m