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

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)