Anier Boué
Cuban javelin thrower
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Anier Boué (born April 3, 1984) is a Cuban javelin thrower.[1] Shortly before the Olympics, he had won two gold medals in his category at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, and also at the Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[2]
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| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boué represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the men's javelin throw. He placed fifteenth for the first group, and twenty-eighth overall in the qualifying rounds, with a throw of 71.85 metres, failing to advance into the finals.[3]
Boue threw his personal best of 80.53 metres at a national meet in his home city of Havana.
Personal best
- Javelin throw: 80.53 m –
La Habana, 21 June 2007
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 5th | Javelin | 72.42 m |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Javelin | 79.14 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | Javelin | 78.77 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Javelin | 74.98 m | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | Javelin | 71.85 m | |
