María Caridad Colón

María Colon
Personal information
Full nameMaría Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar
BornMarch 25, 1958 (1958-03-25) (age 67)
Baracoa, Cuba
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowJavelin throw
Pan American Games
1979 San JuanJavelin throw
1983 CaracasJavelin throw
1987 IndianapolisJavelin throw
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
1976 XalapaJavelin throw
1976 XalapaShot put

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.

She lit the flame at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games.

In 2020, Rueñes became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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