Roxana Díaz (athlete)

Roxana Díaz

Personal information
Full name	Roxana Tomasa Díaz Sánchez
Born	(1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 43) Melena del Sur, Mayabeque
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Updated on 7 June 2013

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Roxana Tomasa Díaz Sánchez (born May 17, 1981, in Melena del Sur, Havana) is a female track and field sprinter from Cuba.

Career

Her personal best in the women's 200 metres is 22.68, achieved on July 4, 2007, at a meet in Salamanca. Díaz is a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008).

Personal best

Outdoor

• 100 m: 11.31 s A (wind: +1.5 m/s) – Guatemala City, 11 May 2002
• 200 m: 22.68 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) – Salamanca, 4 July 2007
• 400 m: 52.09 s – Alcalá de Henares, 12 July 2008

Indoor

• 60 m: 7.30 s – Athens, 6 March 2003

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1997	Pan American Junior Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd (h)	100 m	12.11 s (wind: -2.9 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	45.75 s
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	100 m	11.32 s (wind: +2.3 m/s) w A
			2nd	200 m	23.00 s (wind: +2.7 m/s) w A
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th (h)	200 m	DQ
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St George's, Grenada	2nd	200 m	22.74 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	43.83 s
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	200 m	22.69 s (wind: +1.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m	43.40 s
	World Championships	Saint-Denis, France	13th (sf)	200 m	23.12 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m	43.82 s
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	1st	200 m	23.73 s (wind: -1.6 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	43.66 s
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	11th (h)	4 × 100 m	43.60 s
2005	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	11.53 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			1st	200 m	23.34 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	200 m	23.14 s (wind: +3.8 m/s) w
			3rd	4 × 100 m	45.07 s
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	200 m	22.76 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	43.29 s
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	200 m	22.98 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	43.86 s
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	200 m	22.90 s (wind: -0.6 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	43.62 s
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	11th (sf)	200 m	22.98 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			–	4 × 100 m	DQ
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	200 m	22.82 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	15th (sf)	200 m	23.12 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
			6th	4 × 400 m	3:23.21 min
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	200 m	23.31 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	200 m	23.56 s (wind: -1.2 m/s)
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:29.94 min
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	200 m	23.25 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:30.73 min
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	6th	200 m	23.45 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) A
			4th	4 × 100 m	43.97 s A

References

• Roxana Díaz at World Athletics
• sports-reference

External links

• Tilastopaja biography