María Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar (born March 25, 1958) is a former javelin thrower from Cuba who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, setting a new record.
She lit the flame at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games. p. 89 "María Caridad Colón became the first woman in these events who carried the torch to light the fire stand in the main stadium during the opening act."
In 2020, Rueñes became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
International competitions Representing 1976Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Xalapa, Mexico3rdShot put10.60 m1stJavelin46.13 m1978Central American and Caribbean GamesMedellín, Colombia1stJavelin63.40 m1979Pan American GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico1stJavelin62.36 mSoviet SpartakiadMoscow, Soviet Union2ndJavelin62.30 mWorld CupMontreal, Canada3rdJavelin63.50 m11980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union1stJavelin68.40 m1982Central American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba1stJavelin62.80 m1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8thJavelin62.04 mPan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stJavelin63.76 mIbero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1stJavelin57.60 m1984Friendship GamesPrague, Czechoslovakia3rdJavelin64.34 m1985Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas2ndJavelin62.78 mUniversiadeKobe, Japan3rdJavelin62.46 mWorld CupCanberra, Australia7thJavelin54.00 m11986Central American and Caribbean GamesSantiago, Dominican Republic1stJavelin67.00 mIbero-American ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba1stJavelin61.80 m1987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States2ndJavelin61.66 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th (q)Javelin57.82 m1990Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico2ndJavelin55.86 m 1Representing the Americas
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