Yordanys Durañona García (born 16 June 1988) is a Cuban-born triple jumper, who competed internationally for Dominica. Switching allegiance from his native Cuba in 2011, he represented Dominica in a multitude of international tournaments, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 Pan American Games, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Durañona also achieved his outdoor best jump of 17.20 m (-1.0 m/s) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico City.
Durañona competed for Dominica in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up to his maiden Games, he successfully eclipsed the IAAF Olympic standard (16.85) with a best jump of 16.98 m for a gold-medal triumph at the 2015 NACAC Championships in San José, Costa Rica. Durañona crashed out of the qualifying phase without attaining a mark against his name, failing to produce a single legal jump in all three attempts. Durañona also served as the country's flag bearer at the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.
Competition record Representing 2009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba –Triple jump16.76 mOut of competition performanceRepresenting 2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico1stTriple jump16.45 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom8thTriple jump15.81 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico1stTriple jump17.20 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico3rdTriple jump16.67 m2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada4thTriple jump16.72 mNACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1stTriple jump16.98 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China21st (q)Triple jump16.27 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States16thTriple jump15.27 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil –Triple jumpNM2017World ChampionshipsLondon, England11thTriple jump16.42 m2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia2ndTriple jump16.86 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia7thTriple jump16.18 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada4thTriple jump16.05 m
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