Flor Ruiz

Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian javelin thrower.[1] She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in 2016.[2] In 2023, she won a silver medal at the World Championships in Budapest.

Flor Ruíz
Personal information
Full nameFlor Denis Ruíz Hurtado
Born (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991
Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throwing
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
    • Javelin throw: 65.47 m (2023) AR
Updated on 27 August 2023.

Personal bests

EventBest (m)VenueDate
Javelin throw65.47 ARHungary Budapest25 August 2023

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Colombia
2010 South American Games /
South American U23 Championships
Medellín, Colombia 4th 49.08 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 7th 48.78 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 54.02 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st 58.21 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 32nd (q) 54.34 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st 60.23 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd (q) 57.47 m
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 1st 58.18 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 60.59 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd 57.31 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 1st 63.80 m A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 59.86 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 5th 58.08 m
World Championships Beijing, China 27th (q) 57.25 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 62.15 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th 61.54 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 61.91 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) 57.94 m
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 1st 62.48 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 56.07 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 6th 56.90 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 5th 54.10 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucia, Spain 2nd 60.52 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st 62.97 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 60.52 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brasil 1st 61.82 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 65.47 m
Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 4th 62.51 m

References

  1. "Flor Ruiz". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-10-13.


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