Angelita Lind
Medal record | ||
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Women's Athletics
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Representing Puerto Rico | ||
Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
1982 Havana | 1500 m | |
1986 Santiago | 1500 m | |
1986 Santiago | 4x400m relay | |
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
1976 Xalapa | 4x100 m relay | |
1976 Xalapa | 4x400 m relay |
Angelita Lind Soliveras a.k.a. "The Angel of Puerto Rico" (born January 13, 1959) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete.
Early years
Lind was born in the barrio Marin Bajo of Patillas, Puerto Rico into a poor family. She received her primary and secondary education in her hometown. Lind first participated in track and field events in the 7th grade and later continued participating for her high school. However, it wasn't until she became a student at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico that she was asked by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee to represent Puerto Rico in international sports events.[1][2]
International competitions
Lind has represented the island and participated in three
In the CAC of 1982, celebrated in
By this time there had been a lot of trouble between the
World Masters Athletics
Angelita Lind officially retired in 1992, however on July, 2003 at age 44, she returned to participate in the 1,500 dash in the World Masters Athletics championships, which were celebrated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She continues to hold the national record for the 800 meters dash and the 1,500 meters dash.[1][2]
Later years
She earned her master's degree from the
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Puerto Rico | |||||
1976 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Xalapa, México | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.72 A |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:57.38 A | |||
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México
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7th | 1500m | 5:15.68 A |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.74 A |
See also
References
External links
- profile (in Spanish)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angelita Lind". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.