Estrella Puente Explained

Estrella Puente
Full Name:Estrella Puente Buceta
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Birth Date:22 December 1928
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay

Estrella Puente (born 22 December 1928) is a Uruguayan former athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] She was the first woman to represent Uruguay at the Olympics.[2] The Grand Prix Darwin Piñeyrúa and Estrella Puente, the main annual international athletics event in Uruguay, is named in her honour.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Estrella Puente Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/estrella-puente-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 January 2018.
  2. Web site: First female competitors at the Olympics by country . Olympedia . 26 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Redacción . Grand Prix Estrella Puente y Darwin Piñeyrúa: la fiesta del atletismo . 2023-07-26 . El Observador.