Yosmel Montes (born 26 June 1977) is a Cuban hammer thrower.
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Career Montes won the gold medal at the 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He became Cuban champion in 2000, 2001 and 2004, forming a rivalry with Yosvany Suárez and Erick Jiménez.
Montes achieved his personal best throw of in April 2002 in Havana, beating his previous record, also set in Havana, of in May 2001.
Personal life Montes and his family defected from Cuba in 2018. His son, Lázaro, is a professional baseball player.
Achievements
Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal7thHammer62.78 m1996Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Salvador, El Salvador1stHammer65.88 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia6thHammer67.34 m2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stHammer69.24 m A2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala2ndHammer69.38 m A
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