Zuleima Araméndiz Explained

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Zuleima Araméndiz
Full Name:	Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía
Birth Date:	1975 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Height:	1.72 m
Weight:	85 kg
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Sport:	Athletics
Updated:	17 June 2013

Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía (born 23 September 1975 in Valledupar, Cesar) is a javelin thrower from Colombia.

Career

Her personal best throw is 59.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Bogotá.

Personal bests

• Javelin throw: 59.94 m A – Bogotá, 12 Juny 2004
• Javelin throw (old model): 61.72 m A – Medellín, 4 May 1996

Achievements

Representing
1990	South American Junior Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	4th	Javelin	40.82 m
	South American Youth Championships	Lima, Perú	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	41.22 m
1991	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin	42.50 m
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, Korea	16th (q)	Javelin	49.76 m
	South American Junior Championships	Lima, Perú	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	50.92 m
1993	South American Junior Championships	Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	3rd	Javelin	46.46 m
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	23rd (q)	Javelin	46.24 m
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	55.46 m
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	54.82 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	56.24 m^[1]
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	28th (q)	Javelin	54.24 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	56.66 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th (q)	Javelin	58.98 m
	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Perú	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	58.04 m A GR
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin	57.57 m^[2]
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	–	Javelin	NM
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	55.77 m A
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	20th (q)	Javelin	52.23 m
	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin	55.56m A
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Javelin	56.63 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	7th	Javelin	50.37 m
	Universiade	Daegu, Korea	16th	Javelin	51.21 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	Javelin	56.47 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	17th (q)	Javelin	59.94 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin	54.81 m
	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	54.78 m A
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	5th	Javelin	56.03 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	2nd	Javelin	55.60 m
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Javelin	55.69 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Javelin	57.55 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	Javelin	47.95 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	3rd	Javelin	53.11 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	6th	Javelin	51.75 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	39th (q)	Javelin	54.71 m
2009	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin	51.81 m A

Notes and References

1. Old model javelin
2. Old model javelin