Denia Caballero

Denia Caballero
Personal information
Born (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34)
Caibarién, Villa Clara, Cuba
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Discus throw
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Discus throw
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mayagüez Discus throw
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is Ponce.

Denia Caballero Ponce (born 13 January 1990) is a Cuban athlete who competes in the discus throw. She has a personal best of 70.65 metres for the event. She won the gold medal at the 2015 and the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships and was the bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Caballero also was the Central American and Caribbean champion in 2011 and the 2011 Pan American Games bronze medallist.

  1. ^ a b "CABALLERO Denia". results.toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.