María Caridad Colón

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colón and the second or maternal family name is Rueñes-Salazar.
María Colon
Personal information
Full nameMaría Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar
BornMarch 25, 1958 (1958-03-25) (age 66)
Baracoa, Cuba
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Javelin throw
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Javelin throw
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1976 Xalapa Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Xalapa Shot put

María Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar (born March 25, 1958, in Baracoa) is a former javelin thrower from Cuba who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, setting a new record.[1]

She lit the flame at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2]

In 2020, Rueñes became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[3]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1976 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20) 		Xalapa, Mexico 3rd Shot put 10.60 m
1st Javelin 46.13 m
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 1st Javelin 63.40 m
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st Javelin 62.36 m
Soviet Spartakiad Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd Javelin 62.30 m
World Cup Montreal, Canada 3rd Javelin 63.50 m1
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st Javelin 68.40 m
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st Javelin 62.80 m
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th Javelin 62.04 m
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st Javelin 63.76 m
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Javelin 57.60 m
1984 Friendship Games Prague, Czechoslovakia 3rd Javelin 64.34 m
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2nd Javelin 62.78 m
Universiade Kobe, Japan 3rd Javelin 62.46 m
World Cup Canberra, Australia 7th Javelin 54.00 m1
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dominican Republic 1st Javelin 67.00 m
Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 1st Javelin 61.80 m
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 2nd Javelin 61.66 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 18th (q) Javelin 57.82 m
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 2nd Javelin 55.86 m

1Representing the Americas

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fuller, Linda K. (2016). Female olympians : a mediated socio-cultural and political-economic timeline. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 41. ISBN 9781137594815. OCLC 966525012.
  2. ^ Official Results[usurped] p. 89 "María Caridad Colón became the first woman in these events who carried the torch to light the fire stand in the main stadium during the opening act."
  3. ^ "María de la Caridad Colón Rueñes". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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