Mailín Vargas

Mailín Vargas

Personal information
Full name	Mailín Vargas Escalona
Born	(1983-03-24) March 24, 1983 Bartolomé Masó, Granma
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot Put
Medal record CAC Junior Championships (U20) 2002 Bridgetown Shot put
Updated on 14 June 2013.

Mailín Vargas Escalona (born 24 March 1983 in Bartolomé Masó, Granma) is a Cuban shot putter.

Career

She finished tenth at the 2008 Olympic Games. She achieved a personal best throw of 19.00 metres in July 2008 in Alcalá de Henares. She improved this to 19.02 m in June 2009, winning the Barrientos Memorial in Cuba.^[1] In 2011, she improved this further to 19.11 m.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put: 19.13 m – La Habana, 3 June 2011

Indoor

• Shot put: 18.23 m – Valencia, 28 February 2010

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	Shot put	14.26 m
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	13th (q)	Shot put	14.33 m
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	Shot put	17.30 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	Shot put	16.70 m
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	18.08 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	10th	Shot put	18.28 m
2009	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	Shot put	18.62 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Shot put	18.91 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th	Shot put	18.67 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	15th (q)	Shot put	17.52 m
2011	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Shot put	18.77 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	15th (q)	Shot put	18.27 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	4th	Shot put	17.98 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	26th	Shot put	16.76 m

References

External links

• Mailín Vargas profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography
• Tilastopaja biography
• Ecured biography (in Spanish)