Zurian Hechavarría Explained

Zurian Hechavarría
Birth Date:	10 August 1995
Birth Place:	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height:	1.64 m^[1]
Weight:	58 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	400 metres hurdles
Show-Medals:	yes

Zurian Hechavarría Martén (born 10 August 1995) is a Cuban athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round.

She represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Her personal best in the event is 54.99 seconds set in Tokyo in 2021.

International competitions

Representing
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	3rd	400 m hurdles	58.37
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	4th	400 m hurdles	56.89
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	400 m hurdles	57.74
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	1st (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.94
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	4th	400 m hurdles	56.72
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	400 m hurdles	55.97
2016	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	400 m hurdles	57.17
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (h)	400 m hurdles	57.28
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	24th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.44
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	3rd	400 m hurdles	55.13
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.48
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	4th	400 m hurdles	55.71
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	4th	400 m hurdles	55.85
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.89
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.03
			13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.84
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.41
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.21
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.92
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	4th	400 m hurdles	55.68
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	55.52
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.08
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	33rd (h)	400 m hurdles	56.43
			13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.70
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	400 m hurdles	57.70
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.15

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rio 2016 bio . 2016-08-18 . 2016-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816103629/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/zurian-hechavarria . dead .
2. Web site: Noticias. Agencia Cubana de. Zurian Hechavarría aspira colarse entre las mejores en Tokio. 2021-06-28. ACN. es-es.