Almanza continued to perform at a high level in subsequent years. She set a 1:57.70 personal best in 2015, participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the 800m title in the 2017 Summer Universiade.
By June 2021, Almanza had returned to career-best form in the 800m, running another personal best and world-leading time of 1:56.42 in Ordizia, Spain.[12]
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
January 01, 1970
rose, mary, almanza, blanco, born, july, 1992, cuban, middle, distance, runner, competes, metres, represented, cuba, american, games, 2011, 2015, 2019, medals, ibero, american, central, american, caribbean, championships, athletics, world, champion, 4x400, met. Rose Mary Almanza Blanco born 13 July 1992 is a Cuban middle distance runner who competes in the 800 metres She represented Cuba at the Pan American Games in 2011 2015 2019 and won medals at the Ibero American and Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics She was world champion in the 4x400 meter relay in Silesia 2021Rose Mary AlmanzaRose Mary Almanza in 2017Personal informationFull nameRose Mary Almanza BlancoBorn 1992 07 13 July 13 1992 age 31 Camaguey Cuba 1 Height1 65 m 5 ft 5 in 2 Weight55 kg 121 lb SportCountry CubaSportAthleticsEventMiddle distance runningMedal record Women s athletics Representing Cuba World Relays 2021 Chorzow 4 400 m relay Pan American Games 2019 Lima 800 m In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Almanza and the second or maternal family name is Blanco Contents 1 Career 2 Personal bests 3 International competitions 4 References 5 External linksCareer editAlmanza ran internationally from a young age coming fourth at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics before taking the 800 m title at the Pan American Junior Championships 3 4 She won at the Barrientos Memorial in March 2010 and followed this with a personal best of 2 03 03 to take the silver medal at the 2010 Ibero American Championships in Athletics 5 6 She ran a national junior record of 2 02 04 in Havana in July and came fourth at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics 4 In 2011 she improved her record further to 2 00 56 and won her first senior regional medal at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics placing second in the 800 m behind Gabriela Medina 7 She came close to a medal at the 2011 Pan American Games but was edged into fourth place in the final 8 She began 2012 in strong form taking silver medals in the 800 m and 4 400 metres relay at the Ibero American Championships 9 10 A run of 1 59 55 in Havana was enough to gain her a place on the Cuban squad for the 2012 London Olympics 4 11 Almanza continued to perform at a high level in subsequent years She set a 1 57 70 personal best in 2015 participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the 800m title in the 2017 Summer Universiade By June 2021 Almanza had returned to career best form in the 800m running another personal best and world leading time of 1 56 42 in Ordizia Spain 12 Personal bests editEvent Result Venue Date 800 m 1 56 28 nbsp Stockholm 4 July 2021 800 m indoor 2 04 18 nbsp Eaubonne 9 February 2016 1500 m 4 14 53 nbsp La Habana 9 Oct 2014International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing nbsp Cuba 2009 ALBA Games La Habana Cuba 4th 1500 m 4 30 20 World Youth Championships Bressanone Italy 4th 800 m 2 04 31 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago 1st 800 m 2 03 83 2010 Ibero American Championships San Fernando Spain 2nd 800m 2 03 03 World Junior Championships Moncton New Brunswick Canada 4th 800 m 2 02 67 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayaguez Puerto Rico 2nd 800m 2 02 23 Pan American Games Guadalajara Mexico 4th 800m 2 04 82 A 2012 Ibero American Championships Barquisimeto Venezuela 2nd 800 m 2 03 29 2nd 4 400 m relay 3 29 13 Olympic Games London United Kingdom 6th sf 800 m 2 01 70 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia Mexico 3rd 800m 2 03 10 A World Championships Moscow Russia 11th sf 800 m 2 00 98 2014 Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City Mexico 1st 800 m 2 03 56 A Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa Mexico 1st 800 m 2 00 79 A 2015 World Championships Beijing China 20th sf 800 m 2 00 38 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland United States 16th h 800 m 2 08 07 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 26th h 800 m 2 00 50 2017 World Championships London United Kingdom 8th sf 800 m 1 59 79 Universiade Taipei Taiwan 1st 800 m 2 02 21 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla Colombia 1st 800 m 2 01 63 1st 1500 m 4 22 14 1st 4 400 m relay 3 32 61 NACAC Championships Toronto Canada 3rd 800 m 2 00 15 2019 Pan American Games Lima Peru 2nd 800 m 2 01 64 7th 1500 m 4 14 81 4th 4 400 m relay 3 30 89 World Championships Doha Qatar 13th sf 800 m 2 01 18 13th h 4 400 m relay 3 29 84 2021 World Relays Chorzow Poland 1st 4 400 m relay 3 28 41 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 11th sf 800 m 1 59 65 8th 4 400 m relay 3 26 92 2022 World Championships Eugene United States 27th h 800 m 2 01 96 2023 ALBA Games Caracas Venezuela 1st 800 m 1 59 69 1st 1500 m 4 25 69 1st 4 400 m relay 3 33 37 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador El Salvador 1st 800 m 2 01 75 1st 4 400 m relay 3 26 08 World Championships Budapest Hungary 38th h 800 m 2 01 33 13th h 4 400 m relay 3 29 70 Pan American Games Santiago Chile 4th 800 m 2 03 68References edit Rose Mary Almanza Archived 2012 07 22 at the Wayback Machine London2012 Retrieved on 2012 07 21 2018 CAC Games bio Archived from the original on 4 August 2018 Retrieved 4 August 2018 Pan American Junior Championships 2009 Archived 2011 10 23 at the Wayback Machine World Junior Athletics History Retrieved on 2012 07 18 a b c Almanza Rose Mary IAAF Retrieved on 2012 07 18 Clavelo Robinson Javier 2010 03 23 Barrios steals the show at Barrientos Memorial IAAF Retrieved on 2012 07 16 800m Mujeres Final Archived 2010 08 19 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish RFEA Retrieved on 2012 07 18 CACAC CAC Senior PUR 2011 Final Results PDF archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 25 retrieved July 18 2011 All Athletics Pdfs until 30 of oct at 19 16 permanent dead link Guadalajara2011 Retrieved on 2012 07 18 Biscayart Eduardo 2012 06 10 Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto Ibero American champs Day 2 IAAF Retrieved on 2012 07 18 Biscayart Eduardo 2012 06 11 Two South American records fall as Ibero American champs conclude in Barquisimeto IAAF Retrieved on 2012 07 18 Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games IAAF 2012 07 16 Retrieved on 2012 07 18 Fast times in Kenyan Trials but Timothy Cheruiyot falls short weekly round up Athletics Weekly 21 Jun 2021 Retrieved on 24 Jun 2021 External links editRose Mary Almanza at World Athletics nbsp Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rose Mary Almanza Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rose Mary Almanza amp oldid 1225152982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,