Yanet Cruz Cruz (born 8 February 1988 in Jiguaní, Granma) is a female javelin thrower and baseball player from

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. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships. She also competed at the

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and

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without reaching the final round. Her personal best throw is 63.50 metres, achieved in March 2011 in

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. 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

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 {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub