Eglis Yaima de la Cruz (born 12 April 1980 in Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban sports shooter. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the first and, as of 2020, only female medalist for her country in the sport. [1] She has competed at five editions of the Olympics, from Athens 2004 to Tokyo 2020. [2] [3]
At the Pan American Games, she has won nine medals through five editions, four of them gold. [4]
References
- ^ "Sports Reference: Eglis Yaima Cruz". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Shooting de la CRUZ Eglys Yahima". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Eglis Cruz termina en el lugar 31, en el rifle de aire, tiro a 10 metros". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "Panamericanos Lima-2019: cubana Eglys de la Cruz alcanza boleto olímpico en tiro (+Audio)". www.radiohc.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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