Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez Sáez (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈlejðis 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.

Osleidys Menéndez

Personal information
Full name	Osleidys Menéndez Sáez
Born	November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14) (age 40) 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 2004 Athens Javelin 2000 Sydney Javelin World Championships 2001 Edmonton Javelin 2005 Helsinki Javelin Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Javelin 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin 2003 Santo Domingo Javelin Universiade 2001 Beijing Javelin
Updated on 17 June 2013.

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

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]

Personal bests

• Javelin throw: 71.10 m – 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. Menendez and Betanzos star in high quality Cuban National Olympics, IAAF, 25 April 2004, retrieved 31 March 2012
2. Representing the Americas

External links

• Osleidys Menéndez at World Athletics
• Osleidys Menéndez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• 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