Arasay Thondike
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arasay María Thondike Santovenia |
| Born | May 28, 1986 Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Updated on 27 June 2013. | |
Arasay María Thondike Santovenia (also spelled Thondique or Tondike; born 28 May 1986 in Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara) is a female hammer thrower from Cuba. She set a personal best throw of 71.14 metres in June 2007 in Warsaw. This personal best stood for two years until she significantly improved upon it with a throw of 71.72 m at the Barrientos Memorial in Cuba.[1]
Biography
She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships and fifth at the 2007 World Athletics Final. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Personal best
- Hammer throw: 73.90 m – La Habana, 18 July 2009
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba
| |||||
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada
|
7th | Hammer | 54.43 m |
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba
|
1st | Hammer | 63.30 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | Hammer | 60.49 m | |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | 1st | Hammer | 64.80 m | |
| 2006 | NACAC U23 Championships
|
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|
2nd | Hammer | 66.28 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
2nd | Hammer | 68.70 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan
|
9th | Hammer | 70.20 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
|
15th (q) | Hammer | 68.74 m |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba
|
2nd | Hammer | 68.89 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba
|
1st | Hammer | 71.32 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
|
16th (q) | Hammer | 69.97 m | |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico
|
4th | Hammer | 68.88 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
|
23rd (q) | Hammer | 67.93 m |
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
External links
- Arasay Thondike at World Athletics
- granma.cubaweb
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arasay Thondike". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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