Mexican javelin thrower (born 1932)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Yubi and the second or maternal family name is
Urías.
Amalia Yubi
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| Born | (1932-01-31) 31 January 1932 (age 92)
San Juan, Sonora, Mexico |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Javelin throw |
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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]
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]
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