Cuban javelin thrower (born 1979)
Osleidys Menéndez
Full name Osleidys Menéndez Sáez Born November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14 ) (age Martí , Matanzas , Cuba Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 80 kg (176 lb) Country Cuba Sport Track and field Event Javelin throw Personal bests NACACR Updated on 17 June 2013
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Menéndez and the second or maternal family name is
Sáez .
Osleidys Menéndez Sáez (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈlejðis meˈnendes ˈsaes] track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw . She was a World and Olympic Champion, and held the world record from 2001 to 2008 . Her personal best of 71.70 m remains the North, Central American and Caribbean record and ranks her third on the overall list .
When winning the 2005 World Athletics Championships, Menéndez broke her own world record with a throw of 71.70 m. This record was broken by Olympic champion Barbora Špotáková in September 2008 with a throw of 72.28 m.
She won the Cuban National Games in 2004.[ 1]
Javelin throw: 71.70 m – Helsinki , 14 August 2005 International competitions [ edit ] Representing Cuba Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago 1st Javelin 47.32 m 1995 Pan American Junior Championships Santiago , Chile 1st Javelin 51.30 m 1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador , El Salvador 1st Javelin 59.98 m World Junior Championships Sydney , Australia 1st Javelin 60.96 m 1997 Pan American Junior Championships La Habana , Cuba 1st Javelin 61.76 m Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan , Puerto Rico 1st Javelin 63.08 m World Championships Athens , Greece 7th Javelin 63.76 m 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo , Venezuela 2nd Javelin 62.06 m World Junior Championships Annecy , France 1st Javelin 68.17 m 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg , Canada 1st Javelin 65.85 m World Championships Seville , Spain 4th Javelin 64.61 m 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia 3rd Javelin 66.18 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton , Canada 1st Javelin 69.53 m CR Universiade Beijing , PR China 1st Javelin 69.82 m UR Goodwill Games Brisbane , Australia 1st Javelin 66.14 m 2002 IAAF World Cup Madrid , Spain 1st Javelin 64.41 m[ 2] 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic 3rd Javelin 60.20 m World Championships Paris , France 5th Javelin 62.19 m 2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva , Spain 1st Javelin 66.99 m CR Olympic Games Athens , Greece 1st Javelin 71.53 m OR IAAF World Athletics Final Fontvieille , Monaco 1st Javelin 66.20 m 2005 World Championships Helsinki , Finland 1st Javelin 71.70 m WR IAAF World Athletics Final Fontvieille , Monaco 1st Javelin 67.24 m 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena , Colombia 2nd Javelin 59.94 m 2007 ALBA Games Caracas , Venezuela 2nd Javelin 58.98 m Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 1st Javelin 62.34 m SB 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , PR China 6th Javelin 63.35 m 2009 ALBA Games La Habana , Cuba 2nd Javelin 58.09 m Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana , Cuba 2nd Javelin 59.68 m World Championships Berlin , Germany 7th Javelin 63.11 m IAAF World Athletics Final Thessaloniki , Greece 5th Javelin 59.93 m
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