Rose Mary Almanza

Rose Mary Almanza
Rose Mary Almanza in 2017
Personal information
Full nameRose Mary Almanza Blanco
Born (1992-07-13) July 13, 1992
Camagüey, Cuba[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Cuba
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chorzów 4×400 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4 x 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 800 m
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almanza and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

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 2021

Career

Almanza 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

Event Result Venue Date
800 m 1:56.28 Sweden Stockholm 4 July 2021
800 m indoor 2:04.18 France Eaubonne 9 February 2016
1500 m 4:14.53 Cuba La Habana 9 Oct 2014

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  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 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 800m 2:02.23
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 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, México 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 Chorzów, 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 2:03.68
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 17th (sf) 800 m 1:58.73

References

  1. ^ Rose Mary Almanza Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. London2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-21.
  2. ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ Pan American Junior Championships 2009 Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  4. ^ a b c Almanza Rose Mary. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  5. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2010-03-23). Barrios steals the show at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
  6. ^ 800m Mujeres Final Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  7. ^ CACAC, CAC Senior PUR 2011 Final Results (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25, retrieved July 18, 2011
  8. ^ All Athletics Pdfs until 30 of oct at 19:16. Guadalajara2011. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  9. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-10). Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto – Ibero-American champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  10. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11). Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  11. ^ Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games. IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
  12. ^ Fast times in Kenyan Trials but Timothy Cheruiyot falls short – weekly round-up. Athletics Weekly (21 Jun 2021). Retrieved on 24 Jun 2021.
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