Career
He has a personal best of 77.08 metres, set in 2012. He represented Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games and qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Life & Born in Santiago de Cuba Province, Janet began competing internationally in 2005 and was runner-up to Boldizsar Kocsor at the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
He also came sixth at the 2005 ALBA Games.
He set a best of 68.43 metres the following year and placed third at the 2006 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. His 2007 season was highlighted by a throw of 70.89 m (his first over seventy metres) at the Aurelio Janet Memorial.
He continued this form into 2008 and improved to 71.92 metres. His second international title came at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics as he broke Juan Ignacio Cerra"s six-year dominance of the competition.
He was chosen to represent the Americas at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and finished in fifth place overall.
Janet"s progress stalled in 2011, as his seasonal best of 76.40 m was slightly short of his lifetime best. He was selected for the Cuban team for the 2012 London Olympics. Hammer throw: 77.08 m – Louisiana Habana, 23 March 2012.