Yosvany Suárez

Yosvany Suárez Sandoval (or Iosvani Suárez Sandoval,[1] born 20 December 1973) is a retired male hammer thrower from Cuba. His personal best throw is 73.93 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Havana.[2]

Yosvany Suárez
Personal information
Full nameIosvani Suárez Sandoval
Born (1972-12-20) December 20, 1972
Los Palacios, Pinar del Río
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Hammer throw
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Hammer throw
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1990 Havana Hammer throw
Updated on 1 June 2013.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.

Career

He finished thirteenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships,[2] won the silver medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games,[3] finished ninth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup,[2] won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games[4] and the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[5] At the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won a silver medal in 1997 and gold medals in 1995, 2003 and 2005.[6] He became Cuban champion in 1999, 2002 and 2003, forming a rivalry with Alberto Sánchez and Yosmel Montes.[7]

Personal best
  • Hammer throw: 73.93 m – Cuba La Habana, 4 May 2006

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) La Habana, Cuba 1st Hammer 57.54 m
1991 Pan American Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 2nd Hammer 61.06 m
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 13th Hammer 62.06 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th Hammer 71.44 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1st Hammer 69.68 m
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 2nd Hammer 70.54 m
1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd Hammer 69.90 m
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd Hammer 69.35 m
1999 Universiade Palma, Spain 23rd (q) Hammer 63.56 m
2002 World Cup Madrid, Spain 9th Hammer 66.33 m[lower-alpha 1]
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 1st Hammer 69.59 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd Hammer 70.24 m
2005 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 4th Hammer 69.96 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st Hammer 69.47 m
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2nd Hammer 67.62 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rd Hammer 67.52 m
  1. Representing the Americas

References
  1. Participantes - Juegos Panamericanos (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), archived from the original on August 24, 2011, retrieved June 1, 2013
  2. Yosvany Suárez at World Athletics
  3. "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  4. "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  5. "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's hammer throw final" (in Spanish). 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games organising committee. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  6. "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  7. "Cuban Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.


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