Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian javelin thrower. She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in 2016 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.
Personal bests
Event Best (m) Venue DateJavelin throw 67.34 Santo Domingo 4 August 2026
Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record
International competitions Representing 2010South American Games /South American U23 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia4thJavelin throw 49.08 m2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina7thJavelin throw 48.78 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico2ndJavelin throw 54.02 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela1stJavelin throw 58.21 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom32nd (q)Javelin throw 54.34 m2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia 1stJavelin throw 60.23 m World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia23rd (q)Javelin throw 57.47 mBolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru1stJavelin throw 58.18 m 2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile1stJavelin throw 60.59 m Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3rdJavelin throw 57.31 m Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico1stJavelin throw 63.80 m A, , 2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndJavelin throw 59.86 mPan American GamesToronto, Canada5thJavelin throw 58.08 mWorld Championships Beijing, China27th (q)Javelin throw 57.25 m2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stJavelin throw 62.15 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9thJavelin throw 61.54 m2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1stJavelin throw 61.91 m World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom23rd (q)Javelin throw 57.94 mBolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia 1stJavelin throw 62.48 m 2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rdJavelin throw 56.07 mPan American GamesLima, Peru6thJavelin throw 56.90 m2021South American ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador5thJavelin throw 54.10 m2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucia, Spain2ndJavelin throw 60.52 mSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stJavelin throw 62.97 m 2023 Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador1stJavelin throw 60.52 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brasil 1stJavelin throw 61.82 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndJavelin throw 65.47 m Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium4th Javelin throw 62.51 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile1stJavelin throw 63.10 m2024 Xiamen Diamond LeagueXiamen, China3rdJavelin throw58.50 mShanghai Diamond LeagueSuzhou, China 3rdJavelin throw60.70 mIbero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil1stJavelin throw 66.70 m , Olympic GamesParis, France5thJavelin throw 63.00 mKamila Skolimowska MemorialChorzów, Poland6th Javelin throw 59.24 mMemorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium 6th Javelin throw54.59 m2025Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de RabatRabat, Morocco4th Javelin throw 59.67 mBislett GamesOslo, Norway 8th Javelin throw 54.57 mAthletissimaLausanne, Switzerland7th Javelin throw 53.97 mWeltklasse ZürichZurich, Switzerland5thJavelin 60.86 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6th Javelin throw 62.32 m 2026Xiamen Diamond LeagueXiamen, China 5th Javelin throw 60.84 mBislett GamesOslo, Norway 4th Javelin throw 61.11 m Meeting de ParisParis, France 5thJavelin throw 61.23 mHerculisFontvieille, MonacoJavelin throw NMCentral American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic1st Javelin throw67.34 m , AthletissimaLausanne, Switzerland 2nd Javelin throw 64.29 mMemorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium3rd Javelin throw 64.07 mWorld Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary 3rdJavelin throw 64.84 mSouth American GamesSanta Fe, Argentina 1st Javelin throw 62.30 m
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