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Rose Mary Almanza

Rose Mary Almanza

Cuban middle-distance runner

Rose Mary Almanza Blanco (born 13 July 1992) is a Cuban middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. She represented Cuba at the Pan American Games in 2011, 2015, 2019 and won medals at the Ibero-American and Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.She was world champion in the 4x400 meter relay in Silesia 2021

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almanza and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

Career

Almanza ran internationally from a young age, coming fourth at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics before taking the 800 m title at the Pan American Junior Championships.[3][4] She won at the Barrientos Memorial in March 2010 and followed this with a personal best of 2:03.03 to take the silver medal at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[5][6] She ran a national junior record of 2:02.04 in Havana in July and came fourth at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[4]

In 2011, she improved her record further to 2:00.56 and won her first senior regional medal at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, placing second in the 800 m behind Gabriela Medina.[7] She came close to a medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, but was edged into fourth place in the final.[8]

She began 2012 in strong form, taking silver medals in the 800 m and 4×400 metres relay at the Ibero-American Championships.[9][10] A run of 1:59.55 in Havana was enough to gain her a place on the Cuban squad for the 2012 London Olympics.[4][11]

Almanza continued to perform at a high level in subsequent years. She set a 1:57.70 personal best in 2015, participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the 800m title in the 2017 Summer Universiade.

By June 2021, Almanza had returned to career-best form in the 800m, running another personal best and world-leading time of 1:56.42 in Ordizia, Spain.[12]

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References

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    Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2010-03-23). Barrios steals the show at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
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    800m Mujeres Final Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
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    CACAC, CAC Senior PUR 2011 Final Results (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25, retrieved July 18, 2011
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    All Athletics Pdfs until 30 of oct at 19:16[permanent dead link]. Guadalajara2011. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
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    Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-10). Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto – Ibero-American champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
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    Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11). Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
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    Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games. IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
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    Fast times in Kenyan Trials but Timothy Cheruiyot falls short – weekly round-up. Athletics Weekly (21 Jun 2021). Retrieved on 24 Jun 2021.
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