Yosvany Suárez Sandoval (or Iosvani Suárez Sandoval, born 20 December 1973) is a retired male hammer thrower from Cuba. His personal best throw is 73.93 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Havana.
Career He finished thirteenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, finished ninth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup, won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. At the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won a silver medal in 1997 and gold medals in 1995, 2003 and 2005. He became Cuban champion in 1999, 2002 and 2003, forming a rivalry with Alberto Sánchez and Yosmel Montes.
Personal best Hammer throw: 73.93 m – La Habana, 4 May 2006
Achievements Representing 1990Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)La Habana, Cuba1stHammer57.54 m1991Pan American Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica2ndHammer61.06 m1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea13thHammer62.06 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina4thHammer71.44 mCentral American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 1stHammer69.68 m1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2ndHammer70.54 m1997Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2ndHammer69.90 m1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela 2ndHammer69.35 m1999UniversiadePalma, Spain23rd (q)Hammer63.56 m2002World CupMadrid, Spain9thHammer66.33 m2003Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 1stHammer69.59 mPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rdHammer70.24 m2005ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba4thHammer69.96 mCentral American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1stHammer69.47 m2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 2ndHammer67.62 m2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela3rdHammer67.52 m
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