Cuban high jumper (born 1972)
Ioamnet Quintero Alvarez[a] (born September 8, 1972, in Havana, Cuba) is a former high jumper from Cuba.
Biography
She won the bronze medal in the women's high jump contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 1996 and 2000 games.[1] She won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.[2]
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Cuba
|
1988
|
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
2nd
|
High jump
|
1.78 m
|
5th
|
Long jump
|
5.42 m
|
1990
|
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
|
Havana, Cuba
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.85 m
|
World Junior Championships
|
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
|
4th
|
High jump
|
1.85 m
|
1991
|
Pan American Games
|
Havana, Cuba
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.88 m
|
1992
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.98 m CR
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
3rd
|
High jump
|
1.97 m
|
World Cup
|
Havana, Cuba
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.94 m[b]
|
1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
|
6th
|
High jump
|
1.97 m
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.99 m
|
1994
|
Goodwill Games
|
St. Petersburg, Russia
|
4th
|
High jump
|
1.91 m
|
1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
23rd (q)
|
High jump
|
1.80 m
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.94 m
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
18th (q)
|
High jump
|
1.90 m
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
17th (q)
|
High jump
|
1.90 m
|
1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
5th
|
High jump
|
1.95 m
|
2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
14th (q)
|
High jump
|
1.92 m
|
See also
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintero and the second or maternal family name is Alvarez.
- ^ Representing the Americas
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ioamnet Quintero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
- ^
Duffy, Tony / Allsport (January 1, 1993), 1993: Ioamnet Quintero of Cuba in action during the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Getty Images, Inc., retrieved March 27, 2012
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