Xiomara Rivero

Xiomara Rivero

Personal information
Born	(1968-12-24) 24 December 1968 (age 56) Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Athletics Representing   Cuba World Junior Championships 1986 Athens Javelin throw Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Javelin throw 1999 Winnipeg Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Games 1993 Ponce Javelin throw CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1986 Mexico City Javelin throw

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riveroand the second or maternal family name is Azcuy.

Xiomara Rivero Azcuy (born 24 December 1968) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 65.29 metres from March 2001. ^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Cuba
1986	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Mexico City, México	1st	Javelin	64.56 m A
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	Javelin	62.86 m
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	Javelin	57.02 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th (q)	Javelin	58.32 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Javelin	63.92 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	5th	Javelin	64.48 m
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	Javelin	62.46 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	19th	Javelin	57.48 m
2000	Ibero American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin	60.43 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	6th	Javelin	62.92 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	Javelin	61.60 m
2002	Ibero American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	2nd	Javelin	61.41 m

References

1. Xiomara Rivero's Data at Sports-Reference.com.

• Xiomara Rivero at World Athletics
• Xiomara Rivero at Olympedia

Actualmente es entrenadora del equipo nacional minusválido cubano