Anier Boué

Anier Boué (born April 3, 1984) is a Cuban javelin thrower.[1] Shortly before the Olympics, he had won two gold medals in his category at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, and also at the Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[2]

Anier Boué
Personal information
Nationality Cuba
Born (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984
La Lisa, La Habana, Cuba
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
CAC Championships
2008 CaliJavelin throw

Boué represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the men's javelin throw. He placed fifteenth for the first group, and twenty-eighth overall in the qualifying rounds, with a throw of 71.85 metres, failing to advance into the finals.[3]

Boue threw his personal best of 80.53 metres at a national meet in his home city of Havana.

Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 80.53 m – La Habana, 21 June 2007

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
2005 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 5th Javelin 72.42 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd Javelin 79.14 m
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 1st Javelin 78.77 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Javelin 74.98 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th (q) Javelin 71.85 m

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anier Boué". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
    - XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2016, retrieved June 24, 2013
  2. Biscayart, Eduardo (7 July 2008). "Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
    - Biscayart, Eduardo (15 June 2008). "Brazil leads after day two of Ibero-American Championships in Iquique". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Javelin Throw – Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.



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