Niurka Montalvo

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Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold	1999 Seville	Long jump
Silver	1995 Gothenburg	Long jump
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	Long jump

Niurka Montalvo Amaro (born June 4, 1968 in Havana) is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in long jump. Her greatest achievement came in 1999, when she became world champion with a personal best jump of 7.06m.

In 1999 she acquired Spanish citizenship by marriage, something which stirred a great amount of controversy. The Cuban Athletics Federation blocked her participation in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in addition, she was reportedly included on a list of possible assassination targets for ETA.

She finished 7th in the long jump final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg at the age of 38.

[edit] Major achievements

Long jump unless noted.

• 2004 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 2001 World Championships - bronze medal
• 2001 World Indoor Championships - bronze medal
• 1999 World Championships - gold medal
• 1995 World Championships - silver medal
• 1995 Pan American Games - gold medal
• 1995 Pan American Games - silver medal (triple jump)
• 1993 World Championships - fourth place (triple jump)
• 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal
• 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal (triple jump)
• 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal
• 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal (triple jump)
• 1990 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal
• 1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal

[edit] Personal bests

• 100 metres hurdles - 13.57 (1990)
• Long jump - 7.06 (1999)
• Triple jump - 14.60 (1994)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Niurka Montalvo