Yanet Cruz
Cuban javelin thrower (born 1988)
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Yanet Cruz Cruz (born 8 February 1988 in Jiguaní, Granma) is a female javelin thrower and baseball player from Cuba.[1] 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.[2] Her personal best throw is 63.50 metres, achieved in March 2011 in Havana.
FullnameYanet Cruz Cruz
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
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 |
