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]
| Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javelin throw | 66.70 AR |  Cuiabá | 12 May 2024 |
Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record
| 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 | |
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