Cuban javelin thrower
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Colón and the second or maternal family name is
Rueñes-Salazar .
María Colon
Full name María Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar Born March 25, 1958 (1958-03-25 ) (age 66)Baracoa , Cuba
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 m 1 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 m 1 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
1 Representing the Americas
References [ edit ] ^ 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 . ^ 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." ^ "María de la Caridad Colón Rueñes" . The International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 2 March 2021 . External links [ edit ]