Natasha Méndez Explained

Natasha Méndez
Full Name:Natasha Méndez Bonelly
Birth Date:29 May 1990
Birth Place:Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
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Nationals:Dominican Republic National Time Trial Championships (2016)

Natasha Méndez Bonelly (born May 29, 1990) is a professional triathlete, athlete and road cyclist from the Dominican Republic. She won the Dominican Republic National Time Trial Championships in 2016.

Career

Méndez was born in Santiago de los Caballeros.

2014

Méndez won the silver medal at the Dominican Republic National Time Trial Championships with a 35:49 time for the 20km (10miles) course,[1] and also won silver in the Dominican Republic National Road Race Championships,[2] being defeated both times by the veteran Juana Fernández.

2015

Méndez competed in March in the World Triathlon Corporation series Ironman 70.3 in Monterrey, Mexico, with a finishing time of 4:49:23.[3] She participated in the ITU event Ibarra CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup having a 29:30 swim before ending her race.[4] Shortly after that, she won the silver medal in the Dominican Republic National Time Trial Championships, in a time of 31:55 and representing la Caya.[5] She won the Olympic distance, local event at the Dominican Republic, the TRI Sports Summer Fest with a time of 2:14:32.[6] By running the 5k category along with children and lending her image for the Casa de Campo Marathon, she supported the Hogar del Niño orphanage sponsored by local resort, located in La Romana, Dominican Republic.[7]

2016

She started the year participating in the Ironman 70.3 in Panama, ranking in the 14th place in 4:35 and winning 80 points climbing to the 181 in the WTC world rankings.[8] Méndez took the bronze medal in the SDQ 10k running competition held in Santo Domingo.[9] In April she received the athlete of year award in Triathlon by the Santiago de los Caballeros Guild of Sport Writers, along with Jorge Manuel Díaz.[10] Later, in May and June, she conquered the 19th place in Chattanooga and 11th place of Female Pros at Raleigh 70.3 both with a 4:51 time.[11] [12] She won the Dominican Republic National Time Trial Championships in June, after winning the 30k Mirador Sur Park course with a time of 30:59.[13] She won the bronze medal in the Dominican Republic National Road Race Championships two days later, riding in Santiago de los Caballeros.[14] In July, she competed the Budapest 70.3 in Hungary, finishing in 8th place in the Female PRO category and obtaining her first Top 10 finish, with a time of 4:34.[15]

Major results

Cycling

Source: [16]

2014
  • National Road Championships
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
    2015
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2016
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
    2019
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

    Athletics

    2016
  • 3rd 5000 metres, Dominican Republic Military Games
    2018
  • Dominican Republic Military Games
  • 3rd 10,000 metres
  • 3rd Half marathon

    Notes and References

    1. News: Sánchez, Guzmán y Fernández brillan en contrarreloj. Sanchez, Guzman and Fernandez shine in time trial. Santo Domingo. COLIMDO. Spanish. 2014-06-27. 2016-06-27.
    2. News: Milán y Rodríguez revalidan el título de Campeón Nacional de Ruta 2014. Milan and Rodriguez revalidate the title of National Champion Road 2014. Santiago. Ciclismo.com.do. Spanish. 2014-06-30. 2016-06-27.
    3. Web site: Ironman 70.3 Monterrey Results 2015. IronStruck For Triathletes. 2015-03-15. 2016-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001809/https://ironstruck.com/ironman-70-3-monterrey-results-2015. 2 February 2017. dead.
    4. Web site: 2015 Ibarra CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup. International Triathlon Union. 2015-06-21. 2016-06-27.
    5. News: Merán, Reyes y Fernández ganan campeonatos contrarreloj. Meran, Reyes and Fernandez win time trial championships. Santo Domingo. Diario Libre. Spanish. 2015-06-27. 2016-06-27.
    6. Web site: PC TRI Sports Summer Fest 2015. TimingCo. 2015-07-12. 2016-06-27.
    7. News: Casa de Campo Corre por el Hogar del Niño 2015. Casa de Campo runs for Hogar del Niño 2015. La Romana. Telenoticias. Spanish. 2015-10-26. 2016-06-27.
    8. News: Atleta Natasha Méndez destaca en triatlón internacional de ciclismo. Natasha Mendez athlete excels in international triathlon. El Nacional. Spanish. 2016-02-06. 2016-06-27.
    9. News: Pedro Manuel Herrera y Soranyi Rodríguez triunfan en SDQ10K. Pedro Manuel Herrera and Rodriguez Solanyi succeed in SDQ10K. Santo Domingo. El Dia. Spanish. 2016-04-27. 2016-06-27.
    10. News: ACDS y Cerveza Presidente proclaman Súper Atletas del año a Estrella y Kim. ACDS and Presidente Beer proclaim Super Athletes of the year Estrella and Kim. Isalguéz. Hilarión. El Nuevo Diario. Spanish. 2016-04-12. 2016-06-27.
    11. Web site: Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Results 2016. IronStruck For Triathletes. 2015-05-22. 2016-06-27.
    12. Web site: www.ironman.com . 2023-09-18 . Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822230105/http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/raleigh/results.aspx?race=raleigh70.3&rd=20160605&sex=F&agegroup=Pro&loc=#axzz4I6ZeUZLZ . 22 Aug 2016 .
    13. News: William Guzmán, campeón nacional contrarreloj. William Guzman, national time trial champion. Santo Domingo. 7 Dias. Spanish. 2016-06-24. 2016-06-27.
    14. News: En campamento de ciclismo Natasha Méndez Bonelly se destaca entre las mejores en campeonato de ciclismo. In cycling championship Natasha Mendez Bonnelly stands out among the best. Santo Domingo. El Nuevo Diario. Spanish. 2016-06-27. 2016-06-27.
    15. News: Dominicana Natasha Méndez entre las diez mejores en Ironman Budapest. Dominican Natasha Mendez amongst the Top 10 in Ironman 70.3 Budapest. Santo Domingo. El Nuevo Diario. Spanish. 2016-08-01. 2016-08-03.
    16. Web site: Natasha Mendez Bonelly. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 7 November 2022.

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