Mailín Vargas

Mailín Vargas Escalona (born 24 March 1983 in Bartolomé Masó, Granma) is a Cuban shot putter.

Mailín Vargas
Personal information
Full nameMailín Vargas Escalona
Born (1983-03-24) March 24, 1983
Bartolomé Masó, Granma
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot Put
Medal record
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
2002 Bridgetown Shot put
Updated on 14 June 2013.

Career

She finished tenth at the 2008 Olympic Games. She achieved a personal best throw of 19.00 metres in July 2008 in Alcalá de Henares. She improved this to 19.02 m in June 2009, winning the Barrientos Memorial in Cuba.[1] In 2011, she improved this further to 19.11 m.

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Shot put: 19.13 m – La Habana, 3 June 2011

Indoor

  • Shot put: 18.23 m – Valencia, 28 February 2010

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
2002 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st Shot put 14.26 m
World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 13th (q) Shot put 14.33 m
2005 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 1st Shot put 17.30 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 4th Shot put 16.70 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd Shot put 18.08 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 10th Shot put 18.28 m
2009 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 1st Shot put 18.62 m
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st Shot put 18.91 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Shot put 18.67 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 15th (q) Shot put 17.52 m
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st Shot put 18.77 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 15th (q) Shot put 18.27 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 4th Shot put 17.98 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 26th Shot put 16.76 m
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References
  1. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-06-01). Savigne, Copello and Lopez shine at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
  • Mailín Vargas at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mailín Vargas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • Tilastopaja biography
  • Ecured biography (in Spanish)



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