Yipsi Moreno

Yipsi Moreno
Personal information
Born (1980-11-19) 19 November 1980
Agramonte, Camagüey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingHammer
2004 AthensHammer
World Championships
2001 EdmontonHammer
2003 ParisHammer
2005 HelsinkiHammer
2007 OsakaHammer
Pan American Games
2003 Santo DomingoHammer
2007 Rio de JaneiroHammer
2011 GuadalajaraHammer
1999 WinnipegHammer
Updated on 9 January 2015

Yipsi Moreno González (born November 19, 1980, in Camagüey) is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a triple world champion and Olympic gold medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder.

In 2016, after the 2008 Olympic gold medallist Belarus athlete Aksana Miankova received a disqualification by IAAF, Moreno ostensibly became Olympic hammer throw champion for Cuba in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.