Roberto Janet Durruty (born 29 August 1986) is a

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who competes in the

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. He has a personal best of 77.08 metres, set in 2012. He is a two-time champion at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics and the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. He represented Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as the

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and 2015 Athletics World Championships.

Life and career

Born in Santiago de Cuba Province, Janet began competing internationally in 2005 and was runner-up to Boldizsar Kocsor at the

2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships The 13th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Windsor, Ontario at the University of Windsor Stadium on July 29–31, 2005. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the Athletics Canada, the CACAC, ...

. He also came sixth at the 2005 ALBA Games. He set a best of 68.43 metres the following year and placed third at the 2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. His 2007 season was highlighted by a throw of 70.89 m (his first over seventy metres) at the

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Memorial. He continued this form into 2008 and improved to 71.92 metres.Janet Roberto

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. Retrieved on 2012-07-16. Janet reached the top of the national scene in 2009 and won the Barrientos Memorial with a throw of 73.17 m. A personal best of 74.95 m preceded his first major win at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he beat Cuban rival

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. He won again at the Barriento Memorial in 2010 and a clearance of 75.98 m, continuing his upward trajectory. His second international title came at the

2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''XIV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain from 4–6 June. A total ...

as he broke

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's six-year dominance of the competition. He was chosen to represent the Americas at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and finished in fifth place overall. Janet's progress stalled in 2011, as his seasonal best of 76.40 m was slightly short of his lifetime best. However, he performed well in international competition, defending his title at the 2011 CAC Championships and placed fifth at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is hel ...

. He won the 2012 Cuban Championships with a then personal best throw of 77.08 m. He won his second gold medal at the

2012 Ibero-American Championships The 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations. It was held at the Polideportivo Máx ...

and also won at the

Centenary meet in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

. He was selected for the Cuban team for the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

but did not reach the final. In 2013 he qualified for his first World Championships but did not reach the final. 2015 was better for him; he set a new personal best and reached the final of the 2015 World Championships.

Personal best

*Hammer throw: 78.02 m – La Habana, 28 May 2015

Achievements

References

External links

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Sports reference biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Janet, Roberto Living people 1986 births Cuban male hammer throwers Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games