Yomara Hinestroza Murillo (born 20 May 1988) is a

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 events ...

sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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Biography

Hinestroza represented

Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Colombia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The country sent 68 athletes to compete in 15 sports (archery, athletics, boxing, rowing, cycling, equestrian, artistic gymnastics, judo, weightlifting, wrestling, swimming, taekwondo, and table tenni ...

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. She competed at the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.39 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.66 was the seventh time of her race. At the

2012 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 ...

, she represented Colombia in the 100 m and was part of the Colombian 4 x 100 m team. She also represented Colombia at the

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and 2011 World Championships.

Personal bests

*100 m: 11.54 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) –

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

, 19 July 2008 *200 m: 23.09 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) –

, 3 December 2004

Achievements

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinestroza, Yomara 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Colombia 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 World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games silver medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Colombian women