Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian javelin thrower.[1] She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in 2016[2] and 2024. In 2023, she won a silver medal at the World Championships in Budapest.
On June 26, 2024, the Colombian Olympic Committee selected Ruiz and the track cyclist Kevin Quintero as the nation’s flag bearers at Paris 2024.[3]
Personal bests
Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
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Javelin throw | 66.70 AR | Cuiabá | 12 May 2024 |
Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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Representing Colombia | |||||
2010 | South American Games / South American U23 Championships |
Medellín, Colombia | 4th | Javelin throw | 49.08 m |
2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7th | Javelin throw | 48.78 m |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Javelin throw | 54.02 m | |
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Javelin throw | 58.21 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (q) | Javelin throw | 54.34 m | |
2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | Javelin throw | 60.23 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 23rd (q) | Javelin throw | 57.47 m | |
Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | Javelin throw | 58.18 m | |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Javelin throw | 60.59 m |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Javelin throw | 57.31 m | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | Javelin throw | 63.80 m A | |
2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Javelin throw | 59.86 m |
Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 5th | Javelin throw | 58.08 m | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 27th (q) | Javelin throw | 57.25 m | |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Javelin throw | 62.15 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th | Javelin throw | 61.54 m | |
2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Javelin throw | 61.91 m |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Javelin throw | 57.94 m | |
Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 1st | Javelin throw | 62.48 m | |
2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Javelin throw | 56.07 m |
Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 6th | Javelin throw | 56.90 m | |
2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 5th | Javelin throw | 54.10 m |
2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucia, Spain | 2nd | Javelin throw | 60.52 m |
South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Javelin throw | 62.97 m | |
2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Javelin throw | 60.52 m |
South American Championships | São Paulo, Brasil | 1st | Javelin throw | 61.82 m | |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Javelin throw | 65.47 m AR | |
Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 4th | Javelin throw | 62.51 m | |
Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Javelin throw | 63.10 m | |
2024 | Xiamen Diamond League | Xiamen, China | 3rd | Javelin throw | 58.50 m |
Shanghai Diamond League | Suzhou, China | 3rd | Javelin throw | 60.70 m | |
Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 1st | Javelin throw | 66.70 m AR, WL | |
Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | Javelin throw | 63.00 m | |
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 6th | Javelin throw | 59.24 m | |
Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 6th | Javelin throw | 54.59 m |
References
- ^ "Flor Ruiz". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ "Flor Denis Ruiz y Kevin Quintero, abanderados de Colombia para París 2024" [Flor Denis Ruiz and Kevin Quintero, Colombian flag bearers for Paris 2024]. www.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish). Colombian Olympic Committee. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
- Flor Ruiz at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Flor Ruiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18.
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- 1991 births
- Living people
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- Olympic athletes for Colombia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia
- South American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department
- 21st-century Colombian women
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games
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- Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia
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