Yainelis Ribeaux Rustafull (or ''Yainelis Riveaux Rustaful'', born 30 December 1987) is a

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who competes in the

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 wom ...

. She was the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Champion in the event and runner-up at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. She represented Cuba at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her personal best is 63.18 metres. Born in

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, Ribeaux started out in the javelin throw as a teenager, clearing fifty metres for the first time in 2005 and setting a best of 55.34 m a year later.Ribeaux Yainelis
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-25. She established herself at the national level in 2009 when she improved her best by more than five metres to win at the Barrientos Memorial. Her mark of 61.72 m was enough to defeat former Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez. She threw the javelin 63.18 m later that season and was the gold medallist at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics ahead of perennial champion

Laverne Eve Laverne Eve (born 16 June 1965, in Nassau) is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw (new javelin) is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career ...

. She was elected to compete at the

but did not progress beyond the qualifying round. In 2010, she only cleared sixty metres once with her season's best of 60.88 m. She was runner-up at the Barrientos Memorial and '' Olimpiada del Deporte Cubano'' that year in Cuba, and was the representative for

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at the

2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 200 ...

, where she came seventh. She won the Barrientos meet the following season and defeated

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to win the javelin title at the

2011 ALBA Games The IV ALBA Games (Spanish: ''Juegos del ALBA Bicentenario'') is a multi-sport event held between 17–30 July 2011 in ten different states of Venezuela. The games are organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). Participating n ...

. A throw of 62.30 m in August (her second best at that point) preceded her appearance at the

. There she took the silver medal, ahead of national rival

Yanet Cruz Yanet Cruz Cruz (born 8 February 1988 in Jiguaní, Granma) is a female javelin thrower and baseball player from Cuba. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships. She also competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games wit ...

but behind American

Alicia DeShasier Alicia DeShasier McConnell (born April 15, 1984) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She won the gold medal in the event at the 2011 Pan American Games. Biography Raised in Carrollton, Illinois, DeShasi ...

. She broke the meet record at the 2012

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and a throw of 60.70 m, as well as a win at the IAAF Centenary meet in Havana, was enough to gain selection for the Cuban team at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

.Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games
IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-16.

Personal best

*Javelin throw: 63.18 m –

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, 19 June 2009

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Sports reference biographyTilastopaja biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeaux, Yainelis Living people 1987 births Cuban female javelin throwers Athletes from Santiago de Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban women