Emeterio González

Emeterio González

Medal record
Athletics
Representing Cuba
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1990 Havana	Javelin throw

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Silva.

Emeterio González Silva (born April 11, 1973, in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río) is a former Cuban javelin thrower, whose current personal best throw is 87.12 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jena.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1990	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Havana, Cuba	1st	Javelin	62.42 m
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, Korea	6th	Javelin	70.60 m
1993	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	71.18 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	Javelin	71.24 m
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	7th	Javelin	76.42 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Javelin	79.28 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th	Javelin	76.54 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	18th	Javelin	77.94 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	Javelin	83.56 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	2nd	Javelin	83.48 m
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	Javelin	80.92 m
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	5th	Javelin	80.72 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	4th	Javelin	80.73 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	Javelin	77.46 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	Javelin	84.32 m = NR
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin	80.02 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	8th	Javelin	83.33 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	18th	Javelin	79.71 m
2002	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Javelin	79.77 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	Javelin	81.72 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	16th	Javelin	76.18 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	Javelin	76.34 m
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Javelin	76.44 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 1992 - 73.56
• 1995 - 82.64
• 1996 - 77.94
• 1997 - 83.56
• 1998 - 84.20
• 1999 - 84.32
• 2000 - 87.12
• 2001 - 82.77
• 2002 - 82.63
• 2003 - 81.72
• 2004 - 80.70
• 2005 - 80.50
• 2006 - 79.94
• 2007 - 70.61

External links

• Emeterio González at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emeterio González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13.