Yunisleidy García

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Yunisleidy De La Caridad Garcia
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24)
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 (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.[1]

Early life

Garcia was born in Remedios, part of the Villa Clara Province, Cuba.[2]

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.[3]

In May 2023, she set a new personal best of 11.16 seconds for the 100 metres.[4] 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.[5][6] In July 2023, she was a bronze medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, behind winner Julien Alfred.[7] In August 2023, she was named as part of the Cuban squad for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[8]

Competing at the 2023 Pan American Games, she won gold over 100 metres, silver in the 200 metres and gold in the 4x100m relay.[9]

She ran as part of the Cuban 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

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.

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