Yunio Lastre Hechevarría (or ''Yunior Lastre Hechavarría'', born 26 October 1981, in

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) is a

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

er. His personal best throw is 63.67 metres, achieved in March 2009 in

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Career

He won the gold medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and at the

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Personal best

*Shot put: 17.60 m –

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, 17 February 2012 *Discus throw: 65.17 m –

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, 29 June 2012

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* 1981 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Cuban male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Cuba Athletes from Santiago de Cuba {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub