Osleidys MENENDEZ

Osleidys is pictured above during the final of the womens Javelin at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Menendez, a two time

gold medalist at the World Championships and defending Olympic champion after her success in Athens, had to settle

for 6th place on this occasion with a throw of 63.35m. Photo George Herringshaw 1st August 2008. ©

The main photo above shows Osleidys celebrating after she had won gold with a new

World Record throw in the womens Javelin at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.

Menendez's effort of 71.70m eclipsed her previous World Record mark of 71.54m,

which she achieved in Crete in July 2001. It was the second time that Osleidys,

the 2004 Olympic champion, had struck gold at the World Championships with her

other success coming at the 2001 event in Edmonton.

Osleidys is pictured above during the Javelin final at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where she took the Gold with an Olympic

record throw of 71.53m. It was her first throw of the final and shattered the previous Olympic best of 68.91, set in 2000

by Trine Hattestad's, by fully 2.12m. The inset picture shows the happy Cuban celebarting her fine victory.

Photos George Herringshaw. © 27th. August 2007.

Osleidys Menendez is pictured at the World Championships in Edmonton,

Canada where she won the event. 6th. August 2001. Photo G H. ©