Yanet Cruz Explained

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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).

Personal best

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
Representing
2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco3rd51.66 m
2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd56.14 m
Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China19th (q)58.06 m
2009ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cubabgcolor=gold1st59.47 m
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsLa Habana, Cubabgcolor=gold1st61.28 m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany22nd (q)56.19 m
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, Korea23rd (q)56.73 m
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico3rd56.19 m
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United KingdomNM

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yanet Cruz Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083715/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/yanet-cruz-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-07-01.