# Beatriz Cruz

Beatriz Cruz Nazario (born June 15, 1980) is a Puerto Rican female track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events. 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

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| 100 m | 11.67 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Waltham, Massachusetts | 20 Apr 2008 |
| 100 m | 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 |
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 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) |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | 8th | 400m | 60.30 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 47.49 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Georgetown, Cayman Islands | 3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:54.89 |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:34.95 |
| 2000 | 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 |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:36.40 A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 4th | 400m | 53.50 A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:34.26 A |
| 2002 | 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 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 43.81 |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | — | 4 × 100 m | DNF |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th (h) | 100 m | 11.5 (ht) A |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 44.34 A |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | —$^1$ | 100m | 11.79 (+0.6 m/s) |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | — | 4 × 100 m | DQ |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | — | 4 × 400 m | DQ |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | — | 4 × 100 m | DQ |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 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) |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | — | 4 × 100 m | DNF |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | 4 × 400 m | 3:39.37 |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 10th (h) | 100 m | 11.98 (-4.2 m/s) |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 12th (h) | 200 m | 24.09 (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 12th (B) | 4 × 100 m | 43.99 |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 9th (h) | 100 m | 11.94 A (-0.4 m/s) |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.55 |
$^1$: Extra run out of competition.