Yanet Cruz Cruz (born 8 February 1988 in
Jiguaní,
Granma) is a female
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
er and baseball player from
Cuba
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.
[
] She won the bronze medal at the
2005 World Youth Championships. She also competed at the
2008
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and
2012 Olympic Games
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without reaching the final round.
Her personal best throw is 63.50 metres, achieved in March 2011 in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. .
Cruz represented her country at the
2015 Pan American Games
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Music
*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
Albums
* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...
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
References
External links
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Tilastopaja biographyEcured biography (in Spanish)
1988 births
Living people
Cuban female javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Olympic athletes of 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
21st-century Cuban women
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