María_Caridad_Colón

María Caridad Colón

María Caridad Colón

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 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]

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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

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1Representing the Americas

References

  1. [1]
    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.
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    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."
  3. [3]
    "María de la Caridad Colón Rueñes". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 March 2021.


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