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Flor Ruiz

Flor Ruiz
Personal information
Full nameFlor Denis Ruiz Hurtado
Born (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33)
Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 66.70 m AR (2024)
Updated on 16 September 2024

Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian javelin thrower.[1] She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in 2016[2] 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.[3]

Personal bests

Event Best (m) Venue Date
Javelin throw 66.70 AR Brazil Cuiabá 12 May 2024

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
Representing  Colombia
2010 South American Games /
South American U23 Championships
Medellín, Colombia 4th Javelin throw 49.08 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 7th Javelin throw 48.78 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd Javelin throw 54.02 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st Javelin throw 58.21 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 32nd (q) Javelin throw 54.34 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st Javelin throw 60.23 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 23rd (q) Javelin throw 57.47 m
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 1st Javelin throw 58.18 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Javelin throw 60.59 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Javelin throw 57.31 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 1st Javelin throw 63.80 m A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Javelin throw 59.86 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 5th Javelin throw 58.08 m
World Championships Beijing, China 27th (q) Javelin throw 57.25 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 62.15 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th Javelin throw 61.54 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st Javelin throw 61.91 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 23rd (q) Javelin throw 57.94 m
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 1st Javelin throw 62.48 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Javelin throw 56.07 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 6th Javelin throw 56.90 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 5th Javelin throw 54.10 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucia, Spain 2nd Javelin throw 60.52 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Javelin throw 62.97 m
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Javelin throw 60.52 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brasil 1st Javelin throw 61.82 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Javelin throw 65.47 m AR
Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 4th Javelin throw 62.51 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Javelin throw 63.10 m
2024 Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen, China 3rd Javelin throw 58.50 m
Shanghai Diamond League Suzhou, China 3rd Javelin throw 60.70 m
Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 66.70 m AR, WL
Olympic Games Paris, France 5th Javelin throw 63.00 m
Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland 6th Javelin throw 59.24 m
Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 6th Javelin throw 54.59 m

References

  1. ^ "Flor Ruiz". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  3. ^ "Flor Denis Ruiz y Kevin Quintero, abanderados de Colombia para París 2024" [Flor Denis Ruiz and Kevin Quintero, Colombian flag bearers for Paris 2024]. www.olimpicocol.co (in Spanish). Colombian Olympic Committee. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Colombia
Paris 2024
With: Kevin Quintero
Succeeded by
Incumbent