Yaniuvis López Sago (born 1 February 1986) is a Cuban athlete whose specialty is the shot put. She represented her country at four World Championships, in 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2017 without qualifying for the final on any occasion. In addition, she has won multiple medals on regional level.
In early 2010, López was diagnosed with acute leukemia. She, however, made a full recovery and returned to competition in 2012.
Her personal best in the event is 18.92 metres set in Havana in 2017.
Competition record Representing 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada7thShot put14.41 m2006NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4thShot put15.09 m2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdShot put17.87 m2009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba2ndShot put18.81 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)Shot put17.71 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia25th (q)Shot put16.82 m2014Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico1stShot put17.96 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico2ndShot put17.88 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada4thShot put17.78 mNACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rdShot put16.76 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China17th (q)Shot put17.10 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil22nd (q)Shot put17.15 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8thShot put18.03 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom7thShot put18.19 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia2ndShot put18.03 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru5thShot put17.99 m
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