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)
Updated on 17 June 2013.


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 mFinland 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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