Yosmel Montes

Yosmel Montes (born 26 June 1977) is a retired Cuban hammer thrower.

Career[]

He won the gold medal at the 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships.^[1] He became Cuban champion in 2000, 2001 and 2004, forming a rivalry with Yosvany Suárez and Erick Jiménez.^[2]

He achieved his personal best throw of 74.77m in April 2002 in Havana, beating his previous record, also set in Havana, of 71.77m in May 2001.^[3]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	7th	Hammer	62.78 m
1996	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Hammer	65.88 m
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	6th	Hammer	67.34 m
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Hammer	69.24 m A
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	Hammer	69.38 m A

^ "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ "Cuban Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ Yosmel Montes at World Athletics

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