Yordanys Durañona Explained

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Yordanys Durañona
Fullname:Yordanys Durañona García
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Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Pb:Triple jump: 17.20 (2014)
Birth Date:16 June 1988
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:830NaN0
Updated:29 August 2015

Yordanys Durañona García (born 16 June 1988) is a Cuban-born triple jumper, who competed internationally for Dominica.[1] Switching allegiance from his native Cuba in 2011, he represented Dominica in a multitude of international tournaments, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 Pan American Games, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Durañona also achieved his outdoor best jump of 17.20 m (-1.0 m/s) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico City.[3]

Durañona competed for Dominica in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up to his maiden Games, he successfully eclipsed the IAAF Olympic standard (16.85) with a best jump of 16.98 m for a gold-medal triumph at the 2015 NACAC Championships in San José, Costa Rica.[4] Durañona crashed out of the qualifying phase without attaining a mark against his name, failing to produce a single legal jump in all three attempts.[5] Durañona also served as the country's flag bearer at the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.[6]

Competition record

Representing
2009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba–Triple jump16.76 m[7]
Representing
2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexicobgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.45 m
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom8thTriple jump15.81 m
Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexicobgcolor=gold1stTriple jump17.20 m
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico3rdTriple jump16.67 m
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada4thTriple jump16.72 m
NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Ricabgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.98 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China21st (q)Triple jump16.27 m
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States16thTriple jump15.27 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil–Triple jumpNM
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, England11thTriple jump16.42 m
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australiabgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump16.86 m
Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia7thTriple jump16.18 m
NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4thTriple jump16.05 m

Notes and References

  1. News: Yordanys Durañona. Rio 2016. 13 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826083844/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yordanys-duranona. 26 August 2016. dmy.
  2. News: Two represent Dominica at Rio Olympics. Dominica News Online. 5 August 2016. 13 February 2017.
  3. News: Gianluca. Nesci. Rio 2016's 6 solo representatives. Sportsnet 360. 6 August 2016. 13 February 2017.
  4. News: 4x400 Relay Teams Get Silver, Bronze At Nacac. The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. 10 August 2015. 13 February 2017.
  5. News: Athletics: Men's Triple Jump Qualification Round. Rio 2016. 13 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826092315/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-mens-long-jump-qual-round-group-a. 26 August 2016. dmy.
  6. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2016. 22 August 2016.
  7. Out of competition performance

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