Flor Ruiz

Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (born 29 January 1991 in Pradera, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian javelin thrower.^[1] She competed in the javelin throw event at the 2012, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in 2016^[2] and 2024. In 2023, she won a silver medal at the World Championships in Budapest.

Flor Ruiz

Personal information
Full name	Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado
Born	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 34) Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 66.70 m AR (2024)
Medal record Representing  Colombia Women's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 1 0 Diamond League stage 0 0 2 Pan American Games 1 0 0 Ibero-American Championships 3 1 1 CAC Games 2 0 0 CAC Championships 0 1 0 South American Games 2 0 0 South American Championships 3 1 1 Bolivarian Games 2 0 0 Total 13 4 4 World Championships 2023 Budapest Javelin throw Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Javelin throw Ibero-American Championships 2012 Barquisimeto Javelin throw 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw 2024 Cuiabá Javelin throw 2022 Alicante Javelin throw 2014 São Paulo Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Javelin throw 2023 San Salvador Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Championships 2011 Mayagüez Javelin throw South American Games 2014 Santiago Javelin throw 2022 Asunción Javelin throw South American Championships 2013 Cartagena Javelin throw 2017 Asunción Javelin throw 2023 São Paulo Javelin throw 2015 Lima Javelin throw 2019 Lima Javelin throw Bolivarian Games 2013 Trujillo Javelin throw 2017 Santa Marta Javelin throw
Updated on 12 June 2025

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

On June 26, 2024, the Colombian Olympic Committee selected Ruiz and the track cyclist Kevin Quintero as the nation’s flag bearers at Paris 2024.^[3]

Personal bests

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
Javelin throw	66.70 AR	Cuiabá	12 May 2024

Key: AR = Area record, NR = National record

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing  Colombia
2010	South American Games / South American U23 Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	Javelin throw	49.08 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	7th	Javelin throw	48.78 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	Javelin throw	54.02 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Javelin throw	58.21 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	32nd (q)	Javelin throw	54.34 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	60.23 m CR
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	23rd (q)	Javelin throw	57.47 m
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	1st	Javelin throw	58.18 m GR
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Javelin throw	60.59 m GR
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	Javelin throw	57.31 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	Javelin throw	63.80 m A, AR, GR
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Javelin throw	59.86 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	Javelin throw	58.08 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	27th (q)	Javelin throw	57.25 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	62.15 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	Javelin throw	61.54 m
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin throw	61.91 m CR
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	23rd (q)	Javelin throw	57.94 m
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	62.48 m GR
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	Javelin throw	56.07 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	Javelin throw	56.90 m
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	5th	Javelin throw	54.10 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucia, Spain	2nd	Javelin throw	60.52 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin throw	62.97 m GR
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Javelin throw	60.52 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brasil	1st	Javelin throw	61.82 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Javelin throw	65.47 m AR
	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	4th	Javelin throw	62.51 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Javelin throw	63.10 m
2024	Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China	3rd	Javelin throw	58.50 m
	Shanghai Diamond League	Suzhou, China	3rd	Javelin throw	60.70 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	66.70 m AR, WL
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	5th	Javelin throw	63.00 m
	Kamila Skolimowska Memorial	Chorzów, Poland	6th	Javelin throw	59.24 m
	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	6th	Javelin throw	54.59 m
2025	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat	Rabat, Morocco	4th	Javelin throw	59.67 m
	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	8th	Javelin throw	54.57 m