Anier Boué
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| Nationality |
 Cuba | ||||||||||||
| Born |
3 April 1984 La Lisa, La Habana, Cuba | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anier Boué (born April 3, 1984 in La Lisa, La Habana) is a Cuban javelin thrower.[1][2]Shortly before the Olympics, he had won two gold medals in his category at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, and also at the Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[3][4]
Boué represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the men's javelin throw. He placed fifteenth for the first group, and twenty-eighth overall in the qualifying rounds, with a throw of 71.85 metres, failing to advance into the finals.[5]
Boue threw his personal best of 80.53 metres at a national meet in his home city of Havana.
Personal best
- Javelin throw: 80.53 m – La Habana, 21 June 2007
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 5th | Javelin | 72.42 m |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Javelin | 79.14 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | Javelin | 78.77 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Javelin | 74.98 m | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | Javelin | 71.85 m | |
References
- ↑ "Anier Boué". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, retrieved June 24, 2013
- ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (7 July 2008). "Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (15 June 2008). "Brazil leads after day two of Ibero-American Championships in Iquique". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Javelin Throw – Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
External links
- Anier Boué profile at IAAF
- NBC Olympics Profile
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