Flor Ruiz

Updated on 12 May 2024

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	66.70 AR	Cuiabá	12 May 2024

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing  Colombia
2010	South American Games / South American U23 Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	Javelin throw	49.08 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	7th	Javelin throw	48.78 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	Javelin throw	54.02 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Javelin throw	58.21 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	32nd (q)	Javelin throw	54.34 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	60.23 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	23rd (q)	Javelin throw	57.47 m
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	1st	Javelin throw	58.18 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Javelin throw	60.59 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Javelin throw	57.31 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	Javelin throw	63.80 m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Javelin throw	59.86 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	Javelin throw	58.08 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	27th (q)	Javelin throw	57.25 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	62.15 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	Javelin throw	61.54 m
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin throw	61.91 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (q)	Javelin throw	57.94 m
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	62.48 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	Javelin throw	56.07 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	Javelin throw	56.90 m
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	5th	Javelin throw	54.10 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucia, Spain	2nd	Javelin throw	60.52 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin throw	62.97 m
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Javelin throw	60.52 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brasil	1st	Javelin throw	61.82 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Javelin throw	65.47 m AR
	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	4th	Javelin throw	62.51 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Javelin throw	63.10 m
2024	Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China	3rd	Javelin throw	58.50 m
	Shanghai Diamond League	Suzhou, China	3rd	Javelin throw	60.70 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	66.70 m AR, WL

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.