Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez

Personal information
Full name	Osleidys Menéndez Sáez
Born	November 14, 1979 Martí, Matanzas
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women’s Athletics Competitor for  Cuba Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Javelin Bronze 2000 Sydney Javelin World Championships Gold 2001 Edmonton Javelin Gold 2005 Helsinki Javelin Pan American Games Gold 1999 Winnipeg Javelin Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo Javelin Universiade Gold 2001 Beijing Javelin CAC Junior Championships (U17) Gold 1994 Port of Spain Javelin
Updated on 17 June 2013.

Osleidys Menéndez Sáez (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈleiðis meˈnendes]; born November 14, 1979 in Martí) is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder.

Career

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.

Personal bests

• Javelin throw: 71.10 m – Helsinki, 14 August 2005

Achievements

Representing  Cuba
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	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	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
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

In Sept 2009, her 2004 Athens Gold Medal was placed for auction on eBay ($50,000 buy it now, auction #140343888990). Circumstances leading to the auction were not disclosed in the auction listing, but the location of the sale was shown as Hawaii.

In July 2011, her 2004 Athens Gold Medal was placed on eBay for auction a second time (item #120746468699 Item location: San Antonio, TX, United States) with a "Buy It Now" price of $30,000.00 USD. Once again, circumstances leading to the auction were not disclosed.

External links

• Osleidys Menéndez profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography
• Tilastopaja biography
• Ecured biography (in Spanish)
• Picture of Osleidys Menéndez^[1]

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Trine Hattestad	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 2001	Succeeded by Miréla Manjani
Preceded by Miréla Manjani	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 2004 – 2005	Succeeded by Christina Obergföll