In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yanet Cruz Cruz |
| Born | (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988 (age 36) Jiguaní, Granma |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin |
| Updated on 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. 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
- Javelin throw: 63.50 m – La Habana, 19 March 2011.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba
| ||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 3rd | 51.66 m |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 56.14 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 19th (q) | 58.06 m | |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 1st | 59.47 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 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 |
References
- XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, retrieved 24 June 2013
- "Yanet Cruz Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
- Yanet Cruz at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yanet Cruz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- 1988 births
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic athletes for Cuba
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Cuban baseball players
- People from Jiguaní
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- 21st-century Cuban sportswomen
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