María Colón
María Caridad Colón Rueñes , born on March 25th, 1958 with Baracoa, is a innate athlete Cuba. It was the first Cuban one to become Olympic champion.
To the Olympic Games of summer of 1980 with Moscow, the Est-Allemande Ute Richter had launched the javelin, at the time of the qualifications, to 66.66 m, establishing a new Olympic record. María Colón was qualified for the final only in eighth position with a throw with 64.42 Mr. But finally, María Colón launched, with its first test, to 68.40 m, new Olympic record and gained in front of the Soviet Saida Gunba and East-German the Ute Hommola and Ute Richter.
In 1983, it successfully defended its title obtained four years earlier with the Pan-American Jeux, but finished only eighth of the first championships of the world.
Prize list
Olympic Games of summer
- Olympic Games of summer of 1980 with Moscow ()
- Gold medal with the throwing the javelin
Championships of the world of athletics
- Championships of the world of athletics of 1983 with Helsinki ()
- 8th with the throwing the javelin
Pan-American Plays
- Pan-American Plays of 1979 with San Juan (Puerto Rico)
- Gold medal with the throwing the javelin
- Pan-American Plays of 1983 with Caracas ()
- Gold medal with the throwing the javelin
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