Yipsi Moreno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is González.
Yipsi Moreno
Personal information
Born (1980-11-19) 19 November 1980
Agramonte, Camagüey, Cuba
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba (until 2014)
 Albania (from 2025)
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Hammer
2004 Athens Hammer
World Championships
2001 Edmonton Hammer
2003 Paris Hammer
2005 Helsinki Hammer
2007 Osaka Hammer
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Hammer
2007 Rio de Janeiro Hammer
2011 Guadalajara Hammer
1999 Winnipeg Hammer
Updated on 9 January 2015

Yipsi Moreno González (born 19 November 1980 in Camagüey) is a Cuban-born naturalized Albanian 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 became Olympic hammer throw champion for Cuba in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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