Reynier Mena

Reynier Mena
	Mena at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Reynier Mena Berenguer
Born	21 November 1996 (age 27); Havana, Cuba
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Club	Benfica
Medal record
Representing Cuba
Pan American Junior Championships

Reynier Mena Berenguer (born 21 November 1996) is a Cuban sprinter.^[2] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.

On 3 July 2022, Mena set massive personal bests in both the 100 metres, joining the sub-10-second club with a 9.99, and in the 200 metres with a 19.63 that suddenly made him into the #10 performers of all time.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	3rd	100 m	10.37
	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	3rd	200 m	20.79
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	7th	100 m	10.58
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	200 m	20.63
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd (B)	4 × 100 m relay	38.60
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	11th (sf)	200 m	20.81
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.60
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	2nd	200 m	20.54
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.94
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	12th (sf)	100 m	10.23 (w)
			10th (sf)	200 m	20.32
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.61
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	100 m	10.17
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	200 m	20.34
	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (sf)	200 m	20.56
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	200 m	20.73
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.93
	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	200 m	20.41
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (h)	200 m	20.42
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.47
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.90
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	7th	100 m	10.36
			6th	200 m	20.60
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.03
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th (h)	100 m	10.30
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	3rd	100 m	10.47
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	11th (h)	100 m	10.43
			5th	200 m	20.62
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.19
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (sf)	200 m	20.61

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 9.99 (+1.6 m/s) in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 3 July 2022
200 metres – 19.63 (+1.2 m/s) in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 3 July 2022
400 metres – 47.69 in Havana on 7 February 2014

Track records

As of 6 September 2024, Mena holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.

100 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
Havana	9.99 PB	0.0	08/03/2019

200 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
La Chaux-de-Fonds	19.63 NR	+ 1.2	03/07/2022
Savona	19.95	+ 1.6	24/05/2023
Szczecin	19.95	+ 0.7	24/08/2022

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Reynier Mena". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ "Reynier Mena". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

External links

Reynier Mena at World Athletics

[Olympedia-1] "Reynier Mena". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

[2] "Reynier Mena". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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