Rose Mary Almanza Explained

Rose Mary Almanza
Headercolor:lightsteelblue
Fullname:Rose Mary Almanza Blanco
Birth Date:13 July 1992
Birth Place:Camagüey, Cuba[1]
Height:1.65 m[2]
Weight:55 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle-distance running

Rose Mary Almanza Blanco (born 13 July 1992) is a Cuban middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. She represented Cuba at the Pan American Games in 2011, 2015, 2019 and won medals at the Ibero-American and Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.She was world champion in the 4x400 meter relay in Silesia 2021

Career

Almanza ran internationally from a young age, coming fourth at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics before taking the 800 m title at the Pan American Junior Championships.[3] [4] She won at the Barrientos Memorial in March 2010 and followed this with a personal best of 2:03.03 to take the silver medal at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[5] [6] She ran a national junior record of 2:02.04 in Havana in July and came fourth at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

In 2011, she improved her record further to 2:00.56 and won her first senior regional medal at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, placing second in the 800 m behind Gabriela Medina. She came close to a medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, but was edged into fourth place in the final.[7]

She began 2012 in strong form, taking silver medals in the 800 m and 4×400 metres relay at the Ibero-American Championships.[8] [9] A run of 1:59.55 in Havana was enough to gain her a place on the Cuban squad for the 2012 London Olympics.[10]

Almanza continued to perform at a high level in subsequent years. She set a 1:57.70 personal best in 2015, participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the 800m title in the 2017 Summer Universiade.

By June 2021, Almanza had returned to career-best form in the 800m, running another personal best and world-leading time of 1:56.42 in Ordizia, Spain.[11]

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
800 m 1:56.28 4 July 2021
800 m indoor 2:04.18 9 February 2016
1500 m 4:14.53 9 Oct 2014

International competitions

Representing
2009ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba4th1500 m4:30.20
World Youth ChampionshipsBressanone, Italy4th800 m2:04.31
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagobgcolor=gold 1st800 m2:03.83
2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spainbgcolor=silver 2nd800m2:03.03
World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, New Brunswick, Canada4th800 m2:02.67
2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Ricobgcolor=silver 2nd800m2:02.23
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, México4th800m2:04.82 A
2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuelabgcolor=silver 2nd800 m2:03.29
bgcolor=silver 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:29.13
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6th (sf)800 m2:01.70
2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, México3rd800m2:03.10 A
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th (sf)800 m2:00.98
2014Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexicobgcolor=gold 1st800 m2:03.56 A
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexicobgcolor=gold 1st800 m2:00.79 A
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China20th (sf)800 m2:00.38
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States16th (h)800 m2:08.07
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil26th (h)800 m2:00.50
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8th (sf)800 m1:59.79
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwanbgcolor=gold1st800 m2:02.21
2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st800 m2:01.63
bgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:22.14
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:32.61
NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada3rd800 m2:00.15
2019Pan American GamesLima, Perubgcolor=silver2nd800 m2:01.64
7th1500 m4:14.81
4th4 × 400 m relay3:30.89
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar13th (sf)800 m2:01.18
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:29.84
2021World RelaysChorzów, Polandbgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:28.41
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan11th (sf)800 m1:59.65
8th4 × 400 m relay3:26.92
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States27th (h)800 m2:01.96
2023ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuelabgcolor=gold1st800 m1:59.69
bgcolor=gold1st1500 m4:25.69
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:33.37
Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=gold1st800 m2:01.75
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:26.08
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary38th (h)800 m2:01.33
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:29.70
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile4th800 m2:03.68

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/almanza-rose-mary-1083542/ Rose Mary Almanza
  2. Web site: 2018 CAC Games bio. 4 August 2018. 4 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180804231806/http://resultados.elheraldo.co/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n4719-almanza-blanco-rose-mary.htm. dead.
  3. http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/PAJC/PAJC2009.html Pan American Junior Championships 2009
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=cub/athcode=248182/index.html Almanza Rose Mary
  5. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2010-03-23). Barrios steals the show at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
  6. http://www.resultados.rfea.es/2010/airelibre/iberoamericano/ATR173A_AT1008E0000001ESP.htm 800m Mujeres Final
  7. http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/zip/AT/AT.zip All Athletics Pdfs until 30 of oct at 19:16
  8. Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-10). Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto – Ibero-American champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  9. Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11). Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  10. http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/OLY12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=66035 Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games
  11. https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/fast-times-in-kenyan-trials-but-timothy-cheruiyot-falls-short-weekly-round-up-1039946173/ Fast times in Kenyan Trials but Timothy Cheruiyot falls short – weekly round-up

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