Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing Puerto Rico | ||
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
2000 San Juan | Hammer throw |
Amarilys Alméstica Rivera (February 12, 1981 – October 5, 2024) was a hammer thrower from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She set her personal best throw (66.57 metres) on July 3, 2006, at a meet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Alméstica died on October 5, 2024, at the age of 43.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Puerto Rico | ||||
2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 44.45 m |
2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 4th | 53.72 m |
2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 8th | 54.48 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 60.39 m | |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 11th | 53.58 m |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 6th | 61.99 m |
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th | 48.66 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 30th (q) | 56.66 m | |
2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | 66.21 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 4th | 62.69 m | |
2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 57.40 m |
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | 61.44 m |
References
- ^ "Fallece a sus 43 años la atleta boricua Amarilis Alméstica". Primera Hora. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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- 1981 births
- 2024 deaths
- Puerto Rican female hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican female track and field athletes
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Puerto Rican athletics biography stubs