Reynier Mena

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Reynier Mena
Reynier Mena Rio2016.jpg
Mena at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameReynier Mena Berenguer [1]
Born (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 27) [1]
Havana, Cuba [1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Club Benfica
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Edmonton 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Edmonton 200 m

Reynier Mena Berenguer (born 21 November 1996) is a Cuban sprinter. [2] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.

Contents

On 3 July 2022, Mena set massive personal bests in both the 100 metres, joining the sub-10-second club with a 9.99, and in the 200 metres with a 19.63 that suddenly made him into the #10 performers of all time.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 3rd100 m 10.37
3rd200 m 20.79
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 7th100 m10.58
2nd200 m20.63
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (B)4 × 100 m relay 38.60
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 11th (sf)200 m 20.81
11th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:10.60
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 2nd200 m 20.54
1st4 × 100 m relay 38.94
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4th (B)4 × 100 m relay 39.04
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 12th (sf)100 m 10.23 (w)
10th (sf)200 m 20.32
11th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.61
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st100 m10.17
2nd200 m20.34
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (sf)200 m 20.56
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th200 m 20.73
3rd4 × 100 m relay 38.93
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st200 m 20.41
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (h)200 m 20.42
13th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.47
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th (B)4 × 100 m relay 39.90
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 7th100 m 10.36
6th200 m 20.60
5th4 × 100 m relay 39.03
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 10th (h)100 m 10.30
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 3rd100 m 10.47
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 11th (h)100 m 10.43
5th200 m 20.62
7th4 × 100 m relay 39.19
World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th (sf)200 m 20.61

Personal bests

Outdoor


Track records

As of 6 September 2024, Mena holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.


100 metres

LocationTimeWindspeed
m/s
Date
Havana 9.99
PB
0.008/03/2019


200 metres

LocationTimeWindspeed
m/s
Date
La Chaux-de-Fonds 19.63
NR
+ 1.203/07/2022
Savona 19.95+ 1.624/05/2023
Szczecin 19.95+ 0.724/08/2022

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Reynier Mena". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen . Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. "Reynier Mena". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.