Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez
Personal information
Full nameOsleidys Menéndez Sáez
BornNovember 14, 1979 (1979-11-14) (age 46)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportTrack and field
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsNACACR 71.70 m (2006)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Javelin
2000 Sydney Javelin
World Championships
2001 Edmonton Javelin
2005 Helsinki Javelin
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Javelin
2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin
2003 Santo Domingo Javelin
Universiade
2001 Beijing Javelin
Updated on 17 June 2013

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. This record was broken by Olympic champion Barbora Špotáková in September 2008 with a throw of 72.28 m.

She won the Cuban National Games in 2004.