Yipsi Moreno

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yipsi Moreno
Occupation	Hammer Thrower
Date Of Birth	Nov 19, 1980(1980-11-19)
Age	44
Country	Cuba
Birth City	Camagüey
Horoscope	Scorpio

Yipsi Moreno Biography

Yipsi Moreno is one of the most popular and richest Hammer Thrower who was born on November 19, 1980 in Camagüey, Cuba. Yipsi Gonzalez, a Cuban hammer thrower, was born November 19, 1980 in Camaguey. She is a triple- world champion, an Olympic silver medalist and a former world junior record holder as well as the current area record holder.

She broke the 70-meter barrier in 2001 and increased her personal best to 70.65 meters as she won the World Championships at Edmonton. She won the silver medal at 2001 Summer Universiade, behind Manuela Montebrun from France, who had placed fifth in Edmonton. She improved to 71.47 meters in Madrid in July 2002. She was chosen to represent Americas at 2002 World Cup, which was held in the same place two months later. She finished second.

The 2004 Olympic Games was the only major competition for Moreno in 2004. She did not compete at the World Athletics Final and experienced a foot injury which sidelined her for the first half of 2005. This meant she was dethroned from the leading position at the world ranking, but she recovered the position after a gold medal at the 2005 World Championships and a victory at the 2005 World Athletics Final. For the first time in her career, however, she went a whole season without improving her personal best.

2004 was an Olympic year and Moreno was considered the pre-event favourite for the hammer throw contest. Not only was she in lead of the world ranking, her new personal best and South American record of 75.18 metres from the National Cuban Olympics in Havana in April was the world leading result. In the Olympic final, however, her chance of winning soon dwindled as Olga Kuzenkova took the lead and Moreno fouled her first throw. Moreno went on to foul on three of her five remaining efforts, managing 73.36 metres in the fourth round, while Kuzenkova had improved to 75.02 metres in the third round. Yunaika Crawford took the bronze medal behind Moreno.

She won the silver medal at Pan American Games that year with 63.03 meters. Dawn Ellerbe, who threw 65.36, was only better. Her only valid throw was 58.68m, which earned her 18th place at the World Championships that year. There was no qualification round. She improved to fourth at her next major competition, 2000 Olympics.

Yipsi Moreno Net Worth

Yipsi Moreno is one of the richest Hammer Thrower from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yipsi Moreno 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was 11 years old when she was recruited to the Cerro Pelado Sports School, her hometown. There she began practicing shot put and discus throwing. Although hammer throw wasn’t a common event for women at the time in Cuba, in 1993 it was introduced in Cuba. She began to focus on this event and in 1996 she was selected to be a member of the national junior team.

Moreno won 1997 Pan American Junior Championships in Havana. Her throw was 55.74m. This improved the two-year-old championships record of ten meters. By 46 centimetres, she beat Maureen Griffin, second place. She threw over 60 metres this year with 61.96m. In 1998, Griffin was 29 centimetres behind Griffin. Moreno began working with Eladio Hernandez as a coach after the World Junior Championships. Hernandez was a former hammer thrower. Moreno set a new junior world record in Mexico City on 29 May 1999, with 66.34 meters at altitude.

In July 2003, she improved further to 75.14 metres. At the Pan American Games she won the gold ahead of compatriot Yunaika Crawford, smashing Dawn Ellerbe’s championship record with a 74.25 metres throw. At the World Championships in August she defended her title with a second round effort of 73.33 metres. Her third round result of 72.52 m further secured the gold as runner-up Olga Kuzenkova managed no more than 71.71 m. Commenting on her victory, Moreno stated that she “was happy for Cuba and my family”. The inaugural World Athletics Final in Szombathely, where she obtained another triumph, concluded the season. At the end of the year she was named Cuban Sportswoman of the Year for 2003.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yipsi Moreno height 5 ft 9 in Yipsi weight 78 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yipsi Moreno Dating?

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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.

Facts & Trivia

Yipsi Ranked on the list of most popular Hammer Thrower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Yipsi Moreno celebrates birthday on November 19 of every year.