Bárbara Hechavarría

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Bárbara Hechavarría (born 6 August 1966) is a retired female discus thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 68.18 metres, achieved in February 1989 in Havana.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
Representing Cuba
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	^[1]
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	^[2]
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	^[3]
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	^[1]
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	^[2]
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th	61.98 m
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	^[1]

References

Bárbara Hechavarría profile at IAAF

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Central American and Caribbean Games (Women) - GBR Athletics
↑ 2.0 2.1 Pan American Games - GBR Athletics
↑ 1993 World Championships Results - Discus Throw - Women - Final

v t e Pan American Champions in Women's Discus Throw

1951: Ingeborg Mello (ARG) 1955: Ingeborg Pfüller (ARG) 1959: Earlene Brown (USA) 1963: Nancy McCredie (CAN) 1967: Carol Moseke (USA) 1971 – 1979: Carmen Romero (CUB) 1983: María Betancourt (CUB) 1987: Maritza Martén (CUB) 1991: Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB) 1995: Maritza Martén (CUB) 1999 – 2003: Aretha Hill (USA) 2007 – 2011: Yarelys Barrios (CUB)

Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Women's Discus Throw

1938: Rebecca Coldberg (PUR)
1946: Judith Caballero (PAN)
1950: Concepción Villanueva (MEX)
1954: Alejandrina Herrera (CUB)
1959: Lili Schulter (MEX)
1962 – 1966: Caridad Aguero (CUB)
1970 – 1978: Carmen Romero (CUB)
1982: María Betancourt (CUB)
1986: Hilda Ramos (CUB)
1990 – 1998: Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB)
2002: Luz Dary Castro (COL)
2006: Yania Ferrales (CUB)
2010: María Cubillán (VEN)

Persondata
Name	Hechavarria, Barbara
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	6 August 1966
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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