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(Redirected from Yunisleidy García Abreu) Cuban sprinter (born 1999)
Yunisleidy Garcia Abreu
Personal information
Birth nameYunisleidy De La Caridad Garcia Abreu
NationalityCuban
Born (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Salvador 100 m

Yunisleidy De La Caridad Garcia Abreu (born 11 August 1999) is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. A multiple-time national champion, she was a gold medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games over 100 metres.

Early life

Garcia was born in Remedios, part of the Villa Clara Province, Cuba.

Career

In August 2022, she competed at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas where her Cuban 4x100m relay team finished fifth in the final.

In May 2023, she set a new personal best of 11.16 seconds for the 100 metres. She then bettered that in the same weekend to see a new national record over 100 metres, clocking 11.08 seconds in Martinique to beat the previous record set by Liliana Allen in 1992. In July 2023, she was a bronze medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, behind winner Julien Alfred. In August 2023, she was named as part of the Cuban squad for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Competing at the 2023 Pan American Games, she won gold over 100 metres, silver in the 200 metres and gold in the 4x100m relay.

She ran as part of the Cuban 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. She competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

References

  1. "Y.Garcia". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. Garcia Leon, Joel. "Golden fines for speeding for Yunisleidy in Santiago 2023". Trabajadores.cu. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. "Cuba says goodbye with two titles in the regional athletics championship". Oncubanews. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. "Yunisleydis García breaks 31-year-old record". gvaendirecto.com. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. "Cuba tiene nueva reina en la velocidad". Cubanoticias360. May 28, 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. "MARTINIQUE CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL MEETING". Zagadeporte.org. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. "Yunisleydi, un podio recuperado en los 100 metros". Radiorebelde.cu. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. "Cuban cast announced for World Athletics Championships". Actualcuba. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. "Campeona panamericana Yunisleidys García en CMHW". cmhw. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. "Women's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

Pan American Champions in women's 100 metres
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