Yunaika Crawford

Yunaika Crawford Rogert (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝuˈnajka ˈkɾofoɾ(ð)]; born November 2, 1982, in Marianao, Ciudad de la Habana) is a Cuban hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2004 with a personal best throw of 73.16 metres.

The next year she won the silver medal at the inaugural World Youth Championships, for athletes aged seventeen and less.

The 2000 World Junior Championships were staged in Santiago de Chile, with Crawford winning the bronze medal.

Ahead of her on the podium were Russian Olga Kuzenkova, who had started with a 73.18 metre throw and been leading throughout the competition, and pre-event favourite Yipsi Moreno who had to settle for silver.

[7] She did however win the silver medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships, this time behind Trinidadian Candice Scott.

However, no major events were staged this year, except for the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, where she won another silver medal behind Yipsi Moreno.