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Yipsi Moreno

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Yipsi Moreno González (born 19 November 1980, in Camagüey) is a Cuban-born naturalized Albanian hammer thrower. She is a triple world champion and Olympic gold medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder. In 2016, after the 2008 Olympic gold medallist Belarus athlete Aksana Miankova received a disqualification by IAAF, Moreno ostensibly became Olympic hammer throw champion for Cuba in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yipsi Moreno is the 2,859th most popular athlete (up from 2,983rd in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 193rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yipsi Moreno ranks 2,859 out of 6,025Before her are Tatyana Lysenko, Kim Jae-bum, Yekaterina Volkova, Lucyna Langer, Alan Pascoe, and Yang Hao. After her are Jefferson Pérez, Djabir Saïd-Guerni, Willi Wülbeck, Charlotte and Laura Tremble, Kathrin Boron, and Pete Desjardins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Yipsi Moreno ranks 433Before her are Andrew Barron, Jeanette Biedermann, Nicholas D'Agosto, Ayọ, Cabore, and Brandão. After her are Kristen Connolly, Tanja Poutiainen, Michelle McCool, Samira Makhmalbaf, Sido, and Konnor.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Yipsi Moreno ranks 189 out of 300Before her are Anier García (1976), Wilfredo León (1993), Tania Bruguera (1968), Ana Fernández (1973), Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993), and John H. Sununu (1939). After her are Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), Mayra Andrade (1985), Jorge Hernández (1954), Yarelys Barrios (1983), Orlando Zapata (1967), and Jorge Gutiérrez (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Yipsi Moreno ranks 17Before her are Ariel Hernández (1970), Luis Delís (1957), Estela Rodríguez (1967), Dayron Robles (1986), Anier García (1976), and Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993). After her are Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), Yarelys Barrios (1983), Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez (1962), Silvia Chivás (1954), Arnaldo Mesa (1967), and Osleidys Menéndez (1979).