Yosvany Suárez
Cuban hammer thrower
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Yosvany Suárez Sandoval (or Iosvani Suárez Sandoval,[1] 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.[2]
Career
He finished thirteenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships,[2] won the silver medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games,[3] finished ninth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup,[2] won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games[4] and the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[5] At the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won a silver medal in 1997 and gold medals in 1995, 2003 and 2005.[6] He became Cuban champion in 1999, 2002 and 2003, forming a rivalry with Alberto Sánchez and Yosmel Montes.[7]
Personal best
- Hammer throw: 73.93 m –
La Habana, 4 May 2006
Achievements
- Representing the Americas
