Amalia Yubi Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Amalia Yubi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yu/amalia-yubi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 January 2018.
2. News: Premio Sahuaro, enaltece la calidad humana. Eugenio. Madero. Critica.com.mx. 31 August 2023. 30 October 2024. es.
3. News: “Fuerza Fukuokana en el Mundo” se inauguró en el Museo de la Inmigración Japonesa al Perú “Carlos Chiyoteru Hiraoka”. Japanese Peruvian Association. 24 November 2022. 30 October 2024. es.
4. News: Who is Nikkei? A Conversation with the President of The Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad, Mr. Katsuyuki Tanaka. Alberto. Teramoto Ohara. Discover Nikkei. Japanese American National Museum. 28 September 2022. 30 October 2024.
5. Sen Santos . Xochitl Andrea . August 2021 . Un resplandor difícil de no ver (las atletas mexicanas en la prensa especializada 1932-2016) . PhD . . 30 October 2024 . es . 219.
6. Web site: Cuenta de la Hacienda Pública Estatal 2009. Government of Sonora. 30 October 2024. es. 12.