Yipsi Moreno
CUBWomenYipsi Moreno González (born 19 November 1980 in Camagüey) is a Cuban-born naturalized Albanian hammer thrower. She is a triple world champion and Olympic gold medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder. In 2016, after the 2008 Olympic gold medallist Belarus athlete Aksana Miankova received a disqualification by IAAF, Moreno became Olympic hammer throw champion for Cuba in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SP | 11.05 | - | Jun 11, 2026 | - | Albanian Championships |
| 2026 | HT | 67.85 | - | Jun 21, 2026 | ↓ | Balkan Senior Championships |
| 2025 | HT | 68.74 | - | Jul 27, 2025 | ↓ | Balkan Championships |
| 2014 | HT | 71.35 | - | Nov 24, 2014 | ↓ | Veracruz (MEX) |
| 2013 | HT | 74.16 | - | Aug 16, 2013 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
| 2012 | HT | 75.59 | - | Jul 4, 2012 | ↓ | Reims (FRA) |
| 2011 | HT | 75.62 | - | Oct 24, 2011 | ↓ | Guadalajara (MEX) |
| 2010 | HT | 75.19 | - | Jun 26, 2010 | ↓ | Meteor, Zhukovskiy (RUS) |
| 2008 | HT | 76.62 | - | Sep 9, 2008 | ↓ | Zagreb (CRO) |
| 2007 | HT | 76.36 | - | Jun 17, 2007 | ↓ | Warszawa (POL) |
| 2006 | HT | 74.69 | - | May 29, 2006 | ↓ | Ostrava (CZE) |
| 2005 | HT | 74.95 | - | Aug 28, 2005 | ↓ | Banská Bystrica (SVK) |
| 2004 | HT | 75.18 | - | Apr 25, 2004 | ↓ | La Habana (CUB) |
| 2003 | HT | 75.14 | - | Jul 17, 2003 | ↓ | Savona (ITA) |
| 2002 | HT | 71.47 | - | Jul 3, 2002 | ↓ | Madrid (ESP) |
| 2001 | HT | 70.65 | - | Aug 7, 2001 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
| 2000 | HT | 69.36 | - | Jun 23, 2000 | ↓ | Rhede (GER) |
| 1999 | HT | 66.34 | - | May 29, 1999 | ↓ | Ciudad de México (MEX) |
| 1998 | HT | 61.00 | - | May 31, 1998 | ↓ | Ciudad de México (MEX) |
| 1997 | HT | 61.96 | - | Jun 14, 1997 | ↓ | La Habana (CUB) |
| 1996 | HT | 52.94 | - | Mar 1, 1996 | ↓ | Pinar del Rio (CUB) |
2026
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HT | 66.84 | - | Jul 15 | Athletics Meeting "Kostas Spanidis" |
HT | 62.68 | - | Jul 10 | II Gran Premio Internacional Ciudad de Elche |
HT | 63.55 | - | Jul 1 | GP Diputacion Castellon - Memorial Jose Antonio Cansino |
HT | 67.85 | - | Jun 21 | Balkan Senior Championships |
HT | 67.85 | - | Jun 20 | Balkan Senior Championships |
SP | 11.05 | - | Jun 11 | Albanian Championships |
HT | 62.66 | - | Jun 6 | Montenegro Championships |
HT | 66.41 | - | May 3 | III Jornada de Lançamentos, Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural de Lovelhe, Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe - U18 Events |
HT | 64.57 | - | May 2 | Torneio Internacional de Lançamentos |
HT | 63.00 | - | Mar 14 | European Throwing Cup |
HT | 64.78 | - | Feb 23 | Egypt Winter Cup |
2025
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HT | 65.38 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
HT | 65.38 | - | Sep 14 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
HT | 66.29 | - | Aug 10 | 53. Internationales LAZ Meeting/Rhede, Besagroup-Sportpark, Rhede |
HT | 68.74 | - | Jul 27 | Balkan Championships |
HT | 68.74 | - | Jul 26 | Balkan Championships |
HT | 66.22 | - | Jul 19 | Meeting Madrid 2025, Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid |
HT | 67.75 | - | Jul 13 | International Athletic Meeting Mladost, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb |
HT | 67.96 | - | Jun 25 | European Athletics Team Championships Third Division, Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor |
HT | 64.19 | - | Jun 10 | 7ª Jornada de Lançamentos JV - ADAL, Centro Nacional de Lançamentos, Leiria |
HT | 64.38 | - | May 9 | UAE Athletics Grand Prix |
HT | 66.59 | - | Apr 13 | Torneio Internacional de Lançamentos - Vila Nova de Cerveira |
HT | 61.76 | - | Apr 12 | Torneio Internacional de Lançamentos - Vila Nova de Cerveira |
2014
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HT | 71.35 | - | Nov 24 | Veracruz CAC Games, Veracruz |
HT | 69.65 | - | Aug 15 | Ciudad de México Panamerican Sports Festival, Ciudad de México |
HT | 70.26 | - | Aug 1 | La Habana |
HT | 66.78 | - | Jun 27 | La Habana |
2013
17 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HT | 70.89 | - | Sep 1 | Berlin ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
HT | 71.00 | - | Aug 25 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Orzeł, Warszawa |
HT | 73.30 | - | Aug 21 | Dubnica nad Váhom The Athletic Bridge 2013, Dubnica nad Váhom |
HT | 74.16 | - | Aug 16 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
HT | 71.69 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
HT | 74.16 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
HT | 71.69 | - | Aug 14 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
HT | 73.26 | - | Jul 2 | Meeting Stanislas Nancy, Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine |
HT | 73.93 | - | Jun 29 | POL vs World Throwing Meet, Stadion OPO Cetniewo, Władysławowo |
HT | 71.27 | - | Jun 26 | Golden Spike Ostrava 2013, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava |
HT | 69.09 | - | Jun 21 | Reunión Internacional de Atletismo Villa De Bilbao, Bilbao |
HT | 73.28 | - | Jun 15 | Janusz Kusociński Memorial, Szczecin |
HT | 67.02 | - | Jun 10 | Moskva Moscow Challenge, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
HT | 71.25 | - | Jun 4 | La Habana Barrientos Memorial, La Habana |
HT | 71.36 | - | May 25 | La Habana |
HT | 72.36 | - | Mar 17 | La Habana Copa Cuba, La Habana |
HT | 71.72 | - | Mar 8 | La Habana |
2012
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HT | 73.87 | - | Sep 2 | Berlin ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin |
HT | 74.86 | - | Aug 26 | Dubnica nad Váhom The Athletic Bridge 2012, Dubnica nad Váhom |
HT | 72.62 | - | Aug 19 | Neubrandenburg DKB-DUELLE, Neubrandenburg |
HT | 73.96 | - | Aug 15 | Albi DécaNation, Albi |
HT | 74.60 | - | Aug 10 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
HT | 73.95 | - | Aug 8 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
Honours
Albanian Championships
Shot Put
European Athletics Team Championships Third Division
Hammer Throw
Veracruz CAC Games
Hammer Throw
IAAF World Championships
Hammer Throw
La Habana Copa Cuba
Hammer Throw
La Habana Copa Cuba
Hammer Throw
The XXX Olympic Games
Hammer Throw
Guadalajara Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
IAAF World Championships
Hammer Throw
Guadalajara Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup
Hammer Throw
Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
Hammer Throw
The XXIX Olympic Games
Hammer Throw
Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
Hammer Throw
Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
IAAF World Championships
Hammer Throw
Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
La Habana Copa Cuba de Atletismo
Hammer Throw
Athina IAAF World Cup
Hammer Throw
Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final
Hammer Throw
Cartagena de Indias CAC Games
Hammer Throw
Szombathely IAAF World Athletics Final
Hammer Throw
IAAF World Championships
Hammer Throw
Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
Hammer Throw
The XXVIII Olympic Games
Hammer Throw
Huelva Ibero-American Championships
Hammer Throw
Cuban Championships
Hammer Throw
Santo Domingo Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
Szombathely IAAF World Athletics Final
Hammer Throw
IAAF World Championships
Hammer Throw
Santo Domingo Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
Madrid IAAF World Cup
Hammer Throw
Cuban Championships
Hammer Throw
IAAF World Championships
Hammer Throw
Beijing Universiade
Hammer Throw
Cuban Championships
Hammer Throw
Cuban Championships
Hammer Throw
The XXVII Olympic Games
Hammer Throw
Winnipeg Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
Winnipeg Pan American Games
Hammer Throw
Cuban Championships
Hammer Throw
Annecy IAAF World Junior Championships
Hammer Throw
Lisboa Ibero-American Championships
Hammer Throw