{{short description|Puerto Rican track and field athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightblue | name = Beatriz Cruz Nazario | image = | caption = | fullname = Beatriz Cruz Nazario | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|06|15}} | birth_place = Jayuya, Puerto Rico | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.65|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|56|kg|abbr=on}} | country = {{PUR}} | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | retired = | pb = | show-medals = | updated = 4 January 2015 | medaltemplates = }} {{family name hatnote|Cruz|Nazario|lang=Spanish}} '''Beatriz Cruz Nazario''' (born June 15, 1980) is a Puerto Rican female track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events.<ref>{{cite web| title =AthleCAC - Athletes Service - Servicio de Atletas - Beatriz CRUZ (PUR) 15 June 1980| url =http://www.athlecac.org/estadisticas/atRes.asp?Athlete=1407&Year=2007| publisher =CACAC| accessdate =January 4, 2015| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150104195644/http://www.athlecac.org/estadisticas/atRes.asp?Athlete=1407&Year=2007| archivedate =4 January 2015}} </ref> 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.

==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- !Event !! Result !! Venue !! Date |- |rowspan=2| 100 m || '''11.67 s''' <small>(wind: +1.1&nbsp;m/s)</small> || Waltham, United States || 20 Apr 2008 |- | '''11.5 s''' <small>(wind: +0.8&nbsp;m/s)</small> (ht) || Cali, Colombia || 4 Jul 2008 |- | 200 m || '''23.99 s''' <small>(wind: +1.9&nbsp;m/s)</small> || Mayagüez, Puerto Rico || 5 May 2012 |- | 400 m || '''53.50 s''' || Guatemala City, Guatemala || 12 May 2002 |- | Long jump || '''6.04 m''' <small>(wind: +1.0&nbsp;m/s)</small> || San Juan, Puerto Rico || 13 Jan 2007 |}

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;|width=75%}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{PUR}} |- |rowspan=2|1996 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U17) |rowspan=2|San Salvador, El Salvador |4th |4 × 100 m |48.52 |- |4th |4 × 400 m |4:06.73 |- |rowspan=4|1998 |rowspan=4|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U20) |rowspan=4|Georgetown, Cayman Islands |8th |100m |12.57 <small>(+0.7&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |8th |400m |60.30 |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4 × 100 m |47.49 |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4 × 400 m |3:54.89 |- |rowspan=2|2000 |Ibero-American Championships |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m |3:34.95 |- |Olympic Games |Sydney, Australia |18th (h) |4 × 400 m |3:33.30 |- |rowspan=2|2001 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Guatemala City, Guatemala |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |400m |53.90 '''A''' |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m |3:36.40 '''A''' |- |rowspan=3|2002 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Guatemala City, Guatemala |4th |400m |53.50 '''A''' |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4 × 400 m |3:34.26 '''A''' |- |Central American and Caribbean Games |San Salvador, El Salvador |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m |3:35.94 |- |2006 |Ibero-American Championships |Ponce, Puerto Rico |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4 × 400 m |3:38.51 |- |rowspan=2|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 |- |rowspan=3|2008 |Ibero-American Championships |Iquique, Chile | — |4 × 100 m |DNF |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Cali, Colombia |5th (h) |100 m |11.5 (ht) '''A''' |- |4th |4 × 100 m |44.34 '''A''' |- |rowspan=5|2010 |rowspan=3|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=3|San Fernando, Spain | —<sup>1</sup> |100m |11.79 <small>(+0.6&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | — |4 × 100 m |DQ |- | — |4 × 400 m |DQ |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | — |4 × 100 m |DQ |- |5th |4 × 400 m |3:44.00 |- |rowspan=3|2011 |rowspan=3|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=3|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |13th (h) |100m |11.93 <small>(-1.6&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | — |4 × 100 m |DNF |- |5th |4 × 400 m |3:39.37 |- |rowspan=2|2012 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Barquisimeto, Venezuela |10th (h) |100 m |11.98 <small>(-4.2&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |12th (h) |200 m |24.09 <small>(+0.1&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |rowspan=3|2014 |World Relays |Nassau, Bahamas |12th (B) |4 × 100 m |43.99 |- |Pan American Sports Festival |Mexico City, Mexico |9th (h) |100 m |11.94 '''A''' <small>(-0.4&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |Central American and Caribbean Games |Xalapa, Mexico |4th |4 × 100 m |44.33 '''A''' |- |2015 |NACAC Championships |San José, Costa Rica |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m |43.51 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |13th (h) |100 m |11.70 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m |43.55 |} <sup>1</sup>: Extra run out of competition.

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==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/beatriz-cruz-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/beatriz-cruz-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Beatriz Cruz}}

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