Mailín Vargas
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| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Mailín Vargas Escalona | ||||||||
| Born | March 24, 1983 Bartolomé Masó, Granma | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Shot Put | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 14 June 2013 | |||||||||
Mailín Vargas Escalona (born 24 March 1983 in Bartolomé Masó, Granma) is a Cuban shot putter.
Career
She finished tenth at the 2008 Olympic Games. She achieved a personal best throw of 19.00 metres in July 2008 in Alcalá de Henares. She improved this to 19.02 m in June 2009, winning the Barrientos Memorial in Cuba.[1] In 2011, she improved this further to 19.11 m.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Shot put: 19.13 m –
La Habana, 3 June 2011
Indoor
- Shot put: 18.23 m –
Valencia, 28 February 2010
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Cuba
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| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | Shot put | 14.26 m |
| World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 13th (q) | Shot put | 14.33 m | |
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 1st | Shot put | 17.30 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | Shot put | 16.70 m | |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Shot put | 18.08 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 10th | Shot put | 18.28 m |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 1st | Shot put | 18.62 m |
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Shot put | 18.91 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th | Shot put | 18.67 m | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (q) | Shot put | 17.52 m |
| 2011 | ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Shot put | 18.77 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 15th (q) | Shot put | 18.27 m | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 4th | Shot put | 17.98 m | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 26th | Shot put | 16.76 m |
References
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-06-01). Savigne, Copello and Lopez shine at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
External links
- Mailín Vargas at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mailín Vargas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Tilastopaja biography
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