Anier Boué
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| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1984 La Lisa, La Habana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anier Boué (born April 3, 1984) is a Cuban javelin thrower.[1] Shortly before the Olympics, he had won two gold medals in his category at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, and also at the Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[2]
Boué represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the men's javelin throw. He placed fifteenth for the first group, and twenty-eighth overall in the qualifying rounds, with a throw of 71.85 metres, failing to advance into the finals.[3]
Boue threw his personal best of 80.53 metres at a national meet in his home city of Havana.
Personal best
[edit]- Javelin throw: 80.53 m –
La Habana, 21 June 2007
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Cuba
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| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 5th | Javelin | 72.42 m |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Javelin | 79.14 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | Javelin | 78.77 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Javelin | 74.98 m | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | Javelin | 71.85 m | |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anier Boué". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2016, retrieved June 24, 2013 - ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (7 July 2008). "Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- Biscayart, Eduardo (15 June 2008). "Brazil leads after day two of Ibero-American Championships in Iquique". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012. - ^ "Men's Javelin Throw – Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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