| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 86.41 |
| 3 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 84.30 |
| Pan American Games | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | 87.20 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 3 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Lausanne, SUI | 82.40 |
| 5 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Oslo, NOR | 84.35 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 3 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Zhukovskiy, RUS | 79.71 |
Family
He has a daughter.
Coach
Isbel Luaces from 2008 (granma.co.cu, 2011)
Injuries
In September 2011 after winning the bronze medal at the world championships in Daegu, Korea, he declared: "It feels like a gold medal because of the injuries I had in the lower body all this year." (juventudrebelde.cu, 03 Sep 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up athletics in 1990. (ecured.cu, 2011; atletismoperuano.com, 2009)
Ambitions
To throw over 90m. (tvsantiago.co.cu, 23 Aug 2007)
General
TIME OUT
In 2008 personal problems made him miss the main part of the season, including the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (ecured.cu, 2011)
