Cuban javelin thrower (born 1973)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
González and the second or maternal family name is
Silva.
Emeterio González Silva (born April 11, 1973, in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río) is a former Cuban javelin thrower, whose current personal best throw is 87.12 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jena.
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Cuba
|
1990
|
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
|
Havana, Cuba
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
62.42 m
|
1992
|
World Junior Championships
|
Seoul, Korea
|
6th
|
Javelin
|
70.60 m
|
1993
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Cali, Colombia
|
3rd
|
Javelin
|
71.18 m
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico
|
3rd
|
Javelin
|
71.24 m
|
1994
|
World Cup
|
London, United Kingdom
|
7th
|
Javelin
|
76.42 m[1]
|
1995
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
79.28 m
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
17th
|
Javelin
|
76.54 m
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
|
18th
|
Javelin
|
77.94 m
|
1997
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
7th
|
Javelin
|
83.56 m
|
Universiade
|
Catania, Italy
|
2nd
|
Javelin
|
83.48 m
|
1998
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Maracaibo, Venezuela
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
80.92 m
|
World Cup
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
5th
|
Javelin
|
80.72 m[1]
|
1999
|
Universiade
|
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|
4th
|
Javelin
|
80.73 m
|
Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
77.46 m
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
7th
|
Javelin
|
84.32 m = NR
|
2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
80.02 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
8th
|
Javelin
|
83.33 m
|
2001
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
18th
|
Javelin
|
79.71 m
|
2002
|
World Cup
|
Madrid, Spain
|
3rd
|
Javelin
|
79.77 m[1]
|
2003
|
Pan American Games
|
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
81.72 m
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
16th
|
Javelin
|
76.18 m
|
2004
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Huelva, Spain
|
2nd
|
Javelin
|
76.34 m
|
2005
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
1st
|
Javelin
|
76.44 m
|
Seasonal bests by year
- 1992 - 73.56
- 1995 - 82.64
- 1996 - 77.94
- 1997 - 83.56
- 1998 - 84.20
- 1999 - 84.32
- 2000 - 87.12
- 2001 - 82.77
- 2002 - 82.63
- 2003 - 81.72
- 2004 - 80.70
- 2005 - 80.50
- 2006 - 79.94
- 2007 - 70.61
External links
- ^ a b c Representing the Americas