Rose Mary Almanza
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Full name | Rose Mary Almanza Blanco | ||||||||||||
Born |
Camagüey, Cuba | July 13, 1992||||||||||||
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Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||
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Updated on 31 December 2014. |
Rose Mary Almanza Blanco (born 13 July 1992) is a Cuban middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres.[1] She represented Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games and has won medals at the Ibero-American and Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.
Born in Camagüey,[2] Almanza ran internationally from a young age, coming fourth at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics before taking the 800 m title at the Pan American Junior Championships.[3][4] She won at the Barrientos Memorial in March 2010 and followed this with a personal best run of 2:03.03 minutes to take the silver medal at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[5][6] She ran a national junior record of 2:02.04 minutes in Havana in July and came fourth at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[4]
In 2011 she improved her record further to 2:00.56 minutes and won her first senior regional medal at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, placing second in the 800 m behind Gabriela Medina.[7] She came close to a medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, but was edged into fourth place in the final.[8]
She began 2012 in strong form, taking silver medals in the 800 m and 4×400 metres relay at the Ibero-American Championships.[9][10] A run of 1:59.55 minutes in Havana was enough to gain her a place on the Cuban squad for the 2012 London Olympics.[4][11]
Personal bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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800 m | 1:57.70 min | Saint-Denis | 4 July 2015 |
800 m indoor | 2:04.18 min | Eaubonne | 9 February 2016 |
1500 m | 4:14.53 min | La Habana | 9 Oct 2014 |
International competitions
References
- ↑ Rose Mary Almanza (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved December 31, 2014
- ↑ Rose Mary Almanza. London2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-21.
- ↑ Pan American Junior Championships 2009. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- 1 2 3 Almanza Rose Mary. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- ↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2010-03-23). Barrios steals the show at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
- ↑ 800m Mujeres Final (Spanish). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- ↑ CACAC, CAC Senior PUR 2011 Final Results (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2011, retrieved July 18, 2011
- ↑ All Athletics Pdfs until 30 of oct at 19:16. Guadalajara2011. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-10). Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto – Ibero-American champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11). Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- ↑ Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games. IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
External links
- Rose Mary Almanza profile at IAAF
- "Rose Mary Almanza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.