Roxana Díaz (athlete)

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Roxana Díaz
Personal information
Full nameRoxana Tomasa Díaz Sánchez
Born (1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 43)
Melena del Sur, Mayabeque
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
Updated on 7 June 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Roxana Tomasa Díaz Sánchez (born May 17, 1981, in Melena del Sur, Havana) is a female track and field sprinter from Cuba.

Career

Her personal best in the women's 200 metres is 22.68, achieved on July 4, 2007, at a meet in Salamanca. Díaz is a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008).

Personal best

Outdoor

Indoor

  • 60 m: 7.30 s – Greece Athens, 6 March 2003

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1997 Pan American Junior Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd (h) 100 m 12.11 s (wind: -2.9 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m 45.75 s
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 100 m 11.32 s (wind: +2.3 m/s) w A
2nd 200 m 23.00 s (wind: +2.7 m/s) w A
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th (h) 200 m DQ
Central American and Caribbean Championships St George's, Grenada 2nd 200 m 22.74 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m 43.83 s
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 200 m 22.69 s (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m 43.40 s
World Championships Saint-Denis, France 13th (sf) 200 m 23.12 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
10th (h) 4 × 100 m 43.82 s
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 1st 200 m 23.73 s (wind: -1.6 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 43.66 s
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 11th (h) 4 × 100 m 43.60 s
2005 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 1st 100 m 11.53 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
1st 200 m 23.34 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 5th 200 m 23.14 s (wind: +3.8 m/s) w
3rd 4 × 100 m 45.07 s
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 1st 200 m 22.76 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 43.29 s
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 200 m 22.98 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m 43.86 s
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 200 m 22.90 s (wind: -0.6 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m 43.62 s
World Championships Osaka, Japan 11th (sf) 200 m 22.98 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
– 4 × 100 m DQ
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd 200 m 22.82 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (sf) 200 m 23.12 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
6th 4 × 400 m 3:23.21 min
2009 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 1st 200 m 23.31 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 200 m 23.56 s (wind: -1.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 400 m 3:29.94 min
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2nd 200 m 23.25 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
1st 4 × 400 m 3:30.73 min
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 6th 200 m 23.45 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) A
4th 4 × 100 m 43.97 s A

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