Odelmys Palma

Odelmys Palma
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Cuba
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1990 Havana Javelin throw
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palma and the second or maternal family name is López.

Odelmys Palma López (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈðelmis ˈpalma]; born 18 December 1971 in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana) is a retired javelin thrower from Cuba.

Career

She finished eleventh at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[citation needed] She threw 65.80 metres with the old javelin model in June 1997 in Havana.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 1st Javelin 56.66 m
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6th Javelin 53.94 m
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 2nd Javelin 63.32 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th Javelin 59.70 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 8th (q) Javelin 58.42 m

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-10-26. Retrieved 2007-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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