Osleidys Menéndez













































Osleidys Menéndez
Personal information
Full name Osleidys Menéndez Sáez
Born
November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14) (age 39)
Martí, Matanzas, Cuba
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country
 Cuba
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
NACACR 71.70 m (2006)

Medal record




















































Women’s Athletics
Representing  Cuba

Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens
Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney
Javelin

World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton Javelin
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki Javelin

Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg
Javelin
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro
Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo
Javelin

Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Javelin


Updated on 17 June 2013.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Menéndez and the second or maternal family name is Sáez.

Osleidys Menéndez Sáez (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈleiðis meˈnendes ˈsaeθ]; born November 14, 1979) is a retired Cuban 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]




Contents






  • 1 Personal bests


  • 2 International competitions


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Personal bests


  • Javelin throw: 71.10 m – Finland Helsinki, 14 August 2005


International competitions























































































































































































































































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 (old spec.)
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 (old spec.)
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


References





  1. ^
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  2. ^ Representing the Americas




External links




  • Osleidys Menéndez at IAAF


  • Osleidys Menéndez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com

  • Tilastopaja biography

  • Ecured biography (in Spanish)

  • Picture of Osleidys Menéndez









Sporting positions
Preceded by
Trine Hattestad
Miréla Manjani
Women's Javelin Best Year Performance
2001
2004
 Succeeded by
Miréla Manjani
Christina Obergföll














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