Sonia Bisset

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Sonia Bisset
Personal information
Full nameSonia Bisset Poll
BornApril 1, 1971 (1971-04) (age 52)
Palma Soriano, Cuba
Achievements and titles
Personal best67.67 m (2005)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Havana Javelin throw

Sonia Bisset Poll (born April 1, 1971) is a retired Cuban track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 2ndJavelin55.20 m
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11thJavelin 49.46 m
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2ndJavelin 57.70 m
1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1stJavelin62.24 m
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1stJavelin 64.54 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6thJavelin 63.80 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 2ndJavelin 63.46 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 3rdJavelin 62.64 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1stJavelin 66.67 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6thJavelin 63.52 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 5thJavelin 63.26 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Doha, Qatar 1stJavelin65.87 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rdJavelin 64.69 m
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5thJavelin 58.00 m
World Championships Paris, France 6thJavelin 60.17 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 2ndJavelin 64.71 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5thJavelin 63.54 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7thJavelin 61.75 m
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 1stJavelin 63.30 m
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2ndJavelin 60.68 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 6thJavelin 61.74 m

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References

  1. Clavelo, Javier (20 August 2007), Focus on Athletes - Sonia Bisset, IAAF , retrieved 27 March 2012