Fior Vásquez (born December 27, 1977) is a female

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter from the

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. Her first name is sometimes also spelled as Flor.

Career

Vásquez is best known for winning the bronze medal at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...

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, where she set a new national record in her sixth and final attempt (18.14 metres). She also represented her native country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

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, finishing in 14th place in the qualifying round of the women's shot put event.

Achievements

*All results regarding shot put, unless stated otherwise

References

* 1977 births Living people Dominican Republic female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games athletes for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen {{DominicanRepublic-athletics-bio-stub