Frank Casañas

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
Personal information
Full name	Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández
Nationality	Cuban, Spanish
Born	(1978-10-18) 18 October 1978 Cuba
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	117 kg (258 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba, Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Medal record CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1996 San Salvador Discus throw
Updated on 12 August 2012

Career

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.

Achievements

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

External links

• Official website
• Frank Casañas at World Athletics
• Frank Casañas at Olympics.com
• Frank Casañas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)