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Osleidys Menéndez

Biographical information

Type	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Osleidys•Menéndez Sáez
Used name	Osleidys•Menéndez
Born	14 November 1979 in Martí (CUB)
Measurements	175 cm / 80 kg
NOC	Cuba

Biography

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2000 Summer Olympics	Athletics	CUB			Osleidys Menéndez
	Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)		3	Bronze
2004 Summer Olympics	Athletics	CUB			Osleidys Menéndez
	Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)		1	Gold
2008 Summer Olympics	Athletics	CUB			Osleidys Menéndez
	Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)		5

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.

Games	Date	Sport	Event	Phase	Mark	Pos
2000 Summer Olympics	29 September 2000	Athletics	Javelin Throw, Women	Qualifying Round, Group B Round One	67.34	1
2004 Summer Olympics	27 August 2004	Athletics	Javelin Throw, Women	Final Round, Round One	71.53	1

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
2004 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony	CUB	Osleidys Menéndez

Special Notes

• Listed in Current Olympic Record Holders in Athletics (javelin throw 71.53 (2004))
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 2001 Beijing ATH gold: javelin throw)
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (0–2–0 1998 Maracaibo ATH silver: javelin throw; 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH silver: javelin throw)
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (2–0–1 1999 Winnipeg ATH gold: javelin throw; 2003 Santo Domingo ATH bronze: javelin throw; 2007 Rio de Janeiro ATH gold: javelin throw)
• Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (2–0–0 2001 Edmonton gold: javelin throw; 2005 Helsinki gold: javelin throw)