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Osleidys Menéndez

1979 - Today

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Osleidys Menéndez Sáez (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈlejðis meˈnendes ˈsaes]; born November 14, 1979) is a retired Cuban track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was a World and Olympic Champion, and held the world record from 2001 to 2008. Her personal best of 71.70 m remains the North, Central American and Caribbean record and ranks her second on the overall list. When winning the 2005 World Athletics Championships, Menéndez broke her own world record with a throw of 71.70 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Osleidys Menéndez is the 3,235th most popular athlete (down from 2,707th in 2024), the 212th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 179th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Osleidys Menéndez ranks 3,235 out of 6,025. Before her are Zersenay Tadese, André Bucher, Dick Pound, Yang Xiao, Vita Semerenko, and Park Sung-hyun. After her are Lewis Tewanima, Tímea Nagy, Šárka Kašpárková, Ashton Eaton, Tayna Lawrence, and Beatriz Ferrer-Salat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Osleidys Menéndez ranks 595. Before her are Giorgi Gogshelidze, Sa Dingding, Tom Rob Smith, Alexei Markov, Jonathan Joubert, and Pollyanna McIntosh. After her are László Bodnár, Dmitri Bulykin, Mickie James, Taiki Maekawa, Per Krøldrup, and Mohand al-Shehri.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Osleidys Menéndez ranks 212 out of 300. Before her are Arnaldo Mesa (1967), Guillermo Betancourt (1963), Daima Beltrán (1972), Aylín Mújica (1974), Rogelio Marcelo (1965), and Juan Marén (1971). After her are Leonel Marshall Jr. (1979), Julio César La Cruz (1989), Maikro Romero (1972), Diego Gutiérrez (1974), Mario Kindelán (1971), and Lilia Izquierdo (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Osleidys Menéndez ranks 23. Before her are Yipsi Moreno (1980), Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), Yarelys Barrios (1983), Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez (1962), Silvia Chivás (1954), and Arnaldo Mesa (1967). After her are Julio César La Cruz (1989), Maikro Romero (1972), Ioamnet Quintero (1972), Silvia Costa (1964), Oscar García (1966), and Yargelis Savigne (1984).

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