In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casañas and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
 Casañas at the 2010 Arena Games | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández | ||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban, Spanish | ||||||||
| Born | (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46) Cuba | ||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Cuba,  Spain | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Discus | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 12 August 2012 | |||||||||
Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández (born 18 October 1978) is a discus thrower. Born in Cuba, he represented his country of birth until May 2008, then Spain.
Career
In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final.
His personal best throw is 67.91 metres, which he achieved in June 2008 in Castellón.
Achievements
References
External links
- Official website
- Frank Casañas at World Athletics
- Frank Casañas at Olympics.com
- Frank Casañas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
| Mediterranean Games champions in men's discus throw | |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Cuban male discus throwers
- Cuban emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish male discus throwers
- Sportspeople of Cuban descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes for Cuba
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Cuban Athletics Championships winners
- Diamond League winners
- Spanish athletics biography stubs