Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in

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, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian

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er. She competed in the javelin throw event at the

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and

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, reaching the final in 2016. In 2023, she won a silver medal at the

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in Budapest.

Personal bests

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

International competitions

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* * 1991 births Living people Colombian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department 21st-century Colombian women 21st-century Colombian people South American Games competitors for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub