Amalia Yubi Urías (born 31 January 1932) is a Mexican athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1932 San Juan, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
Yubi was born in San Juan, now located in Tubutama Municipality, Sonora.[1][2] She is of Japanese descent.[3][4] In a 1954 article in Esto, Yubi was described as having worked as a seamstress and a typewriter.[5]
Yubi was inducted into the Sonora Sports Hall of Fame class of 2009.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amalia Yubi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Madero, Eugenio (31 August 2023). "Premio Sahuaro, enaltece la calidad humana". Critica.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ ""Fuerza Fukuokana en el Mundo" se inauguró en el Museo de la Inmigración Japonesa al Perú "Carlos Chiyoteru Hiraoka"" (in Spanish). Japanese Peruvian Association. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Teramoto Ohara, Alberto (28 September 2022). "Who is Nikkei? A Conversation with the President of The Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad, Mr. Katsuyuki Tanaka". Discover Nikkei. Japanese American National Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Sen Santos, Xochitl Andrea (August 2021). Un resplandor difícil de no ver (las atletas mexicanas en la prensa especializada 1932-2016) (PDF) (PhD thesis) (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. p. 219. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Cuenta de la Hacienda Pública Estatal 2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Sonora. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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