CABALLERO Denia

Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: CAIBARIEN

Birth Country:

Cuba

Place of residence : HAVANA

Residence Country:

Cuba

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Discus Throw

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3rd (65.34)
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (58.78)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	2nd (68.44)
2017	London, GBR	5th (64.37)
2015	Beijing, CHN	1st (69.28)
2013	Moscow, RUS	8th (62.80)
2011	Daegu, KOR	9th (60.73)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2019	Lima, PER	3rd (60.46)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Discus Throw
2021	1 x 5th, 1 x 7th
2019	2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 4th
2018	4 x 3rd, 1 x 8th
2017	1 x 2nd, 3 x 3rd, 1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2019	Discus Throw	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	66.91
1	2019	Discus Throw	Stockholm, SWE	65.10
2	2019	Discus Throw	Birmingham, GBR	64.59
2	2019	Discus Throw	Rabat, MAR	65.94
2	2017	Discus Throw	Birmingham, GBR	65.24
3	2018	Discus Throw	London, GBR	63.91
3	2018	Discus Throw	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	63.13
3	2018	Discus Throw	Rome, ITA	63.48
3	2018	Discus Throw	Doha, QAT	63.80
3	2017	Discus Throw	Brussels, BEL	64.61
3	2017	Discus Throw	Oslo, NOR	63.29
3	2017	Discus Throw	Shanghai, CHN	65.76

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2021	Discus Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	62.46

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2018	Discus Throw	World Challenge	Turku, FIN	62.93

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Manuel Fajardo Higher Institute of Physical Culture [ISCF], Cuba

Partner Ejiogbe Meji

Languages spoken:

Raul Calderon [personal], CUB

Sporting relatives:

Her uncle Ricardo Ponce has worked as a triple jump coach for the Cuban national team. (IAAF, 24 Oct 2015)

She took up discus throw at age 15. (cubadebate.cu, 25 Aug 2015)

She tried jumping events and heptathlon before coaches decided she was more suited to throwing disciplines. She began with javelin before switching to discus throw. (radiohc.cu, 25 Aug 2015)

To win gold in discus throw at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (deporcuba.com, 17 Nov 2019)

She prefers to train in the afternoon because the morning sun can cause her to experience migraines. (lavozdegalicia.es, 18 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
SPEED AND TECHNIQUE
Her main quality in discus throw is her speed. "That doesn't mean I'm not a strong athlete. In my case the technique and speed overcome strength. I'm not a discus thrower with a slow movement that relies on arm strength. The fact is, analysing my physique, I'm not one of the tallest or strongest. The discus throwers from the Americas in general are fast and we depend on speed, while the Europeans, who have different physical make up, are slower and rely on arm strength over movement. In the 2016 season I was a little overweight and that took away from my speed and technical sequence. Now I'm more controlled - fewer sweets, more disciplined and focused in the gym. That seriousness has raised my strength parameters and stabilised my performance above 67 metres. Strength, in my case is complementary to technique and spin velocity." (deporcuba.com, 17 Nov 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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