Flor Ruiz

Flor Ruíz

Personal information
Full name	Flor Denis Ruíz Hurtado
Born	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 32) Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throwing
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 65.47 m (2023) AR
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Colombia Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 1 0 Pan American Games 1 0 0 Ibero-American Championships 2 1 1 CAC Games 2 0 0 CAC Championships 0 1 0 South American Games 2 0 0 South American Championships 3 1 1 Bolivarian Games 2 0 0 Total 12 4 2 World Championships 2023 Budapest Javelin throw Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Javelin throw Ibero-American Championships 2012 Barquisimeto Javelin throw 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw 2022 Alicante Javelin throw 2014 São Paulo Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Javelin throw 2023 San Salvador Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Championships 2011 Mayagüez Javelin throw South American Games 2014 Santiago Javelin throw 2022 Asunción Javelin throw South American Championships 2013 Cartagena Javelin throw 2017 Asunción Javelin throw 2023 São Paulo Javelin throw 2015 Lima Javelin throw 2019 Lima Javelin throw Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo Javelin throw 2017 Santa Marta Javelin throw
Updated on 10 November 2023.

Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian javelin thrower.^[1] She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in 2016.^[2] In 2023, she won a silver medal at the World Championships in Budapest.

Personal bests

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
Javelin throw	65.47 AR	Budapest	25 August 2023

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Colombia
2010	South American Games / South American U23 Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	49.08 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	7th	48.78 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	54.02 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	58.21 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	32nd (q)	54.34 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	60.23 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	23rd (q)	57.47 m
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	1st	58.18 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	60.59 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	57.31 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	63.80 m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	59.86 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	58.08 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	27th (q)	57.25 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	62.15 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	61.54 m
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	61.91 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (q)	57.94 m
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	62.48 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	56.07 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	56.90 m
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	5th	54.10 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucia, Spain	2nd	60.52 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	62.97 m
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	60.52 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brasil	1st	61.82 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	65.47 m
	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	4th	62.51 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	63.10 m

References

External links

• Flor Ruiz at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Flor Ruiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18.