Beatriz Cruz

Beatriz Cruz Nazario (born June 15, 1980) is a Puerto Rican female track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events.^[1][2][3][4] She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside Militza Castro, Sandra Moya and Maritza Salas. Cruz ran the third leg in the heat 2 race.

Beatriz Cruz Nazario

Personal information
Full name	Beatriz Cruz Nazario
Born	(1980-06-15) June 15, 1980 (age 45) Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Puerto Rico
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Updated on 4 January 2015

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Nazario.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
100 m	11.67 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)	Waltham, Massachusetts	20 Apr 2008
	11.5 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) (ht)	Cali	4 Jul 2008
200 m	23.99 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)	Mayagüez	5 May 2012
400 m	53.50 s	Ciudad de Guatemala	12 May 2002
Long jump	6.04 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)	San Juan	13 Jan 2007

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
1996	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	4 × 100 m	48.52
			4th	4 × 400 m	4:06.73
1998	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Georgetown, Cayman Islands	8th	100m	12.57 (+0.7 m/s)
			8th	400m	60.30
			3rd	4 × 100 m	47.49
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:54.89
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	4 × 400 m	3:34.95
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	18th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:33.30
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	3rd	400m	53.90 A
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:36.40 A
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	4th	400m	53.50 A
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:34.26 A
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	4 × 400 m	3:35.94
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	4 × 400 m	3:38.51
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	4 × 100 m	45.08
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	4 × 100 m	43.81
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	—	4 × 100 m	DNF
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th (h)	100 m	11.5 (ht) A
			4th	4 × 100 m	44.34 A
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	—1	100m	11.79 (+0.6 m/s)
			—	4 × 100 m	DQ
			—	4 × 400 m	DQ
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	—	4 × 100 m	DQ
			5th	4 × 400 m	3:44.00
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	13th (h)	100m	11.93 (-1.6 m/s)
			—	4 × 100 m	DNF
			5th	4 × 400 m	3:39.37
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	10th (h)	100 m	11.98 (-4.2 m/s)
			12th (h)	200 m	24.09 (+0.1 m/s)
2014	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	12th (B)	4 × 100 m	43.99
	Pan American Sports Festival	Ciudad de México, México	9th (h)	100 m	11.94 A (-0.4 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	4th	4 × 100 m	44.33 A
2015	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	4 × 100 m	43.51
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (h)	100 m	11.70
			1st	4 × 100 m	43.55

¹: Extra run out of competition.