Rose Mary Almanza

Rose Mary Almanza Blanco (born 13 July 1992) is a Cuban middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres.^[1] She represented Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games and has won medals at the Ibero-American and Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.

Born in Camagüey,^[2] 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 run of 2:03.03 minutes 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 minutes 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 minutes 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 minutes in Havana was enough to gain her a place on the Cuban squad for the 2012 London Olympics.^[4]^[11]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
800 m	1:57.70 min	Saint-Denis	4 July 2015
800 m indoor	2:04.18 min	Eaubonne	9 February 2016
1500 m	4:14.53 min	La Habana	9 Oct 2014

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
2010	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
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	4th	800m	2:04.82 A
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	800 m	2:03.29
	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	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
2013	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
2014	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
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	26th (h)	800 m	2:00.50

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Rose Mary Almanza at World Athletics
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