Yirisleydi Ford

Yirisleydi Lisbet Ford Carnonell (born 18 August 1991 in Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ford and the second or maternal family name is Carnonell.
Yirisleydi Ford
Personal information
Full nameYirisleydi Lisbet Ford Carnonell
Born (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991
Sancti Spíritus, Cuba[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Hammer throw
Updated on 29 August 2015.

She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, narrowly missing the final.

Her personal best in the event is 72.40 metres set in Havana in 2015.

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Cuba
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 9th 53.14 m
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 63.92 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada – NM
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 5th 68.44 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz, Mexico 2nd 69.62 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 5th 65.73 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 69.91 m
World Championships Beijing, China 15th (q) 69.43 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (q) 10.91 m

References
  1. Joaquín Gómez Serra (25 August 2015). "La espirituana Yirisleydis Ford debuta en mundial de atletismo" [Spiritus' Yirisleydis Ford makes her athletics debut at the Worlds] (in Spanish). Radio Sancti Spíritus. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. 2015 PanAm Games profile
  3. Yirisleydi Ford at World Athletics


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