Yosvany Suárez Explained

Fullname:	Iosvani Suárez Sandoval
Birth Date:	20 December 1972
Birth Place:	Los Palacios, Pinar del Río
Height:	1.81m (05.94feet)
Weight:	95kg (209lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Updated:	1 June 2013

Yosvany Suárez Sandoval (or Iosvani Suárez Sandoval, born 20 December 1973) is a retired male hammer thrower from Cuba. His personal best throw is 73.93 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Havana.

Career

He finished thirteenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games,^[1] finished ninth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup, won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games^[2] and the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[3] At the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won a silver medal in 1997 and gold medals in 1995, 2003 and 2005.^[4] He became Cuban champion in 1999, 2002 and 2003, forming a rivalry with Alberto Sánchez and Yosmel Montes.^[5]

Personal best

• Hammer throw: 73.93 m – La Habana, 4 May 2006

Achievements

Representing
1990	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	La Habana, Cuba	bgcolor=gold	1st	Hammer	57.54 m
1991	Pan American Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Hammer	61.06 m
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	13th	Hammer	62.06 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	Hammer	71.44 m
		Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	1st	Hammer	69.68 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Hammer	70.54 m
1997		San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	Hammer	69.90 m
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	Hammer	69.35 m
1999	Universiade	Palma, Spain	23rd (q)	Hammer	63.56 m
2002	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	9th	Hammer	66.33 m
2003		St. George's, Grenada	1st	Hammer	69.59 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	Hammer	70.24 m
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	4th	Hammer	69.96 m
		Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Hammer	69.47 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	Hammer	67.62 m
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Hammer	67.52 m

References

1. Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 4 May 2009.
2. Web site: Pan American Games . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 4 May 2009.
3. Web site: 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's hammer throw final . 28 July 2006 . 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games organising committee . es . 4 May 2009 .
4. Web site: Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men) . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 4 May 2009.
5. Web site: Cuban Championships . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly . 4 May 2009.