Eure Yáñez

Eure Javier Yánez Ruiz (born 20 June 1993 in Barlovento, Miranda)[1] is a Venezuelan athlete specialising in the high jump.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Yáñez and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Eure Yáñez
Personal information
Full nameEure Javier Yáñez Ruiz
Born (1993-06-20) June 20, 1993
Barlovento, Miranda, Venezuela
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Venezuela
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Updated on 23 December 2014.

His personal best in the event is 2.31 metres, set in Asunción in 2017. This is the current national record.

Personal bests
  • High jump: 2.31 m – Asunción, 23 June 2017
  • Triple jump: 15.63 m (wind: +1.5 m/s) – San Felipe, 30 Aug 2014

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Venezuela
2010 South American Youth Championships Santiago, Chile 3rd 1.94 m
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5th 2.11 m
South American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 2nd 2.07 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 9th 2.11 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 15th (h) 2.14 m
South American U-23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 2.16 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 4th 2.19 m
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 3rd 2.16 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 2.21 m
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 5th 2.20 m A
South American U-23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 2nd 2.18 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 2nd 2.24 m A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 2.13 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 10th 2.15 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 2.26 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 2.31 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (q) 2.26 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st 2.28 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 2nd 2.28 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 2.18 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 2.21 m
2020 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 2.22 m

References
  1. Suárez, Nelson; Rattia, Héctor (May 13, 2012), La delegación zuliana ganó cinco medallas en el Memorial Brígido Iriarte - Eure Yánez igualó el récord nacional en salto alto (PDF) (in Spanish), Correo del Orinoco, p. 15, retrieved April 13, 2014
  2. Eure Yáñez at World Athletics


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