Yipsi Moreno

Yipsi Moreno
Personal information
Born (1980-11-19) 19 November 1980 (age 43)
Agramonte, Camagüey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Hammer
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Hammer
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki Hammer
Silver medal – second place 2007 Osaka Hammer
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Hammer
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Hammer
Updated on 9 January 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is González.

Yipsi Moreno González (born November 19, 1980, in Camagüey) is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a triple world champion and Olympic gold medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area[1] record holder.

In 2016, after the 2008 Olympic gold medallist Belarus athlete Aksana Miankova received a disqualification by IAAF, Moreno ostensibly became Olympic hammer throw champion for Cuba in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

  1. ^ North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACAC)