Roxana_Díaz_(athlete)
Roxana Díaz (athlete)
Cuban sprinter
Roxana Tomasa Díaz Sánchez (born May 17, 1981, in Melena del Sur, Havana) is a female track and field sprinter from Cuba.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roxana Tomasa Díaz Sánchez |
| Born | (1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 42) Melena del Sur, Mayabeque |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Updated on 7 June 2013. | |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Her personal best in the women's 200 metres is 22.68, achieved on July 4, 2007, at a meet in Salamanca. Díaz is a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008).
Outdoor
- 100 m: 11.31 s A (wind: +1.5 m/s) –
Guatemala City, 11 May 2002 - 200 m: 22.68 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) –
Salamanca, 4 July 2007 - 400 m: 52.09 s – Alcalá de Henares, 12 July 2008
Indoor
- 60 m: 7.30 s –
Athens, 6 March 2003
More information Year, Competition ...
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 1997 | Pan American Junior Championships | Havana, Cuba | 3rd (h) | 100 m | 12.11 s (wind: -2.9 m/s) |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m | 45.75 s | |||
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 100 m | 11.32 s (wind: +2.3 m/s) w A |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.00 s (wind: +2.7 m/s) w A | |||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11th (h) | 200 m | DQ |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | St George's, Grenada | 2nd | 200 m | 22.74 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 43.83 s | |||
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 200 m | 22.69 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 43.40 s | |||
| World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 23.12 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 43.82 s | |||
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 1st | 200 m | 23.73 s (wind: -1.6 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.66 s | |||
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 43.60 s | |
| 2005 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 100 m | 11.53 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.34 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 200 m | 23.14 s (wind: +3.8 m/s) w | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 45.07 s | |||
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 200 m | 22.76 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.29 s | |||
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 200 m | 22.98 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.86 s | |||
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 200 m | 22.90 s (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 43.62 s | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 22.98 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |
| – | 4 × 100 m | DQ | |||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 200 m | 22.82 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 200 m | 23.12 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m | 3:23.21 min | |||
| 2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 200 m | 23.31 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 200 m | 23.56 s (wind: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:29.94 min | |||
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd | 200 m | 23.25 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:30.73 min | |||
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 6th | 200 m | 23.45 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) A |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m | 43.97 s A | |||
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