Yaniel Velázquez

Yaniel Velázquez Garcia (born 12 July 1987 in Havana) is a Cuban modern pentathlete.[1] He won a silver medal for the men's event at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which earned him a qualifying place for the Olympics, with an impressive score of 5,344 points.[2]

Yaniel Velázquez
Personal information
Full nameYaniel Velázquez Garcia
Nationality Cuba
Born (1987-07-12) 12 July 1987
Havana, Cuba
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Coached byAlejandro Guarch, Wilfredo Moreno Matos

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Velazquez became the nation's first pentathlete to compete in the men's event. During the competition, he made a strong start in the early segments, but struggled to maintain his position in the entire event, when he set the slowest time of 2:16.38 in freestyle swimming. He managed to attain fair scores for horse riding and cross-country running; however, these were insufficient for him to place near the top, placing fifteenth out of thirty-six competitors in the men's event, with a total score of 5,292 points.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaniel Velázquez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. Hipps, Tim (2 August 2007). "Air Force officer strikes gold, Soldier sixth in Pan Am pentathlon". Ft. Meade Soundoff. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. "Modern Pentathlon – Men's Event". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.


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