María Caridad Colón
Cuban javelin thrower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Full name | María Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | March 25, 1958 (1958-03-25) (age 66) Baracoa, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]