In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Casañas and the second or maternal family name is
Hernández.
Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández (born 18 October 1978) is a discus thrower. Born in Cuba, he represented his country of birth until May 2008, then Spain.
Frank Casañas
 Casañas at the 2010 Arena Games |
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| Full name | Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández |
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| Nationality | Cuban, Spanish |
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| Born | (1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 (age 46)
Cuba |
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb) |
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| Country |  Cuba,  Spain |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Discus |
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| Updated on 12 August 2012 |
In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final.
His personal best throw is 67.91 metres, which he achieved in June 2008 in Castellón.
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
| Representing Cuba
|
| 1996
|
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
|
San Salvador, El Salvador
|
1st
|
Discus
|
53.08 m
|
| World Junior Championships
|
Sydney, Australia
|
3rd
|
Discus
|
54.86 m
|
| 1997
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
3rd
|
Discus
|
55.32 m
|
| 1998
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Maracaibo, Venezuela
|
2nd
|
Discus
|
59.38 m
|
| 1999
|
Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
4th
|
Discus
|
60.20 m
|
| 2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
3rd
|
Discus
|
59.87 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
24th
|
Discus
|
60.84 m
|
| 2003
|
Pan American Games
|
Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.
|
2nd
|
Discus
|
62.61 m
|
| World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
11th (q)
|
Discus
|
59.99 m
|
| 2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
17th
|
Discus
|
60.60 m
|
| 2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
10th (q)
|
Discus
|
60.94 m
|
| Representing Spain
|
| 2008
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
5th
|
Discus
|
66.49 m
|
| 2009
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Pescara, Italy
|
1st
|
Discus
|
65.58 m GR
|
| World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
7th (q)
|
Discus
|
61.10 m
|
| 2010
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
San Fernando, Spain
|
2nd
|
Discus
|
62.08 m
|
| European Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
11th
|
Discus
|
62.15 m
|
| 2012
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
5th
|
Discus
|
63.60 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
7th
|
Discus
|
65.56 m
|
| 2013
|
World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
9th
|
Discus
|
62.89 m
|
| 2014
|
European Championships
|
Zürich, Switzerland
|
8th
|
Discus
|
61.47 m
|
| 2016
|
European Championships
|
Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
24th (q)
|
Discus
|
59.06 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
25th (q)
|
Discus
|
59.96 m
|
| 2018
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Tarragona, Spain
|
10th
|
Discus
|
55.73 m
|
Cuba, 
Spain