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Yanet Cruz | |
Fullname: | Yanet Cruz Cruz |
Birth Date: | 1988 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Jiguaní, Granma |
Height: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
Weight: | 70kg (150lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Javelin |
Updated: | 27 June 2013 |
Yanet Cruz Cruz (born 8 February 1988 in Jiguaní, Granma) is a female javelin thrower and baseball player from Cuba. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships. She also competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.[1] Her personal best throw is 63.50 metres, achieved in March 2011 in Havana.
Cruz represented her country at the 2015 Pan American Games women's baseball tournament, where the team finished in fifth (and last place).
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra | |
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Representing | |||||
2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 3rd | 51.66 m | |
2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 56.14 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 19th (q) | 58.06 m | ||
2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 59.47 m |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 61.28 m | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | 56.19 m | ||
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, Korea | 23rd (q) | 56.73 m | |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 3rd | 56.19 m | ||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | – | NM |