Stephen Sáenz
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Stephen Christopher Sáenz Villarreal |
Born | Mcallen, Texas, U.S. | 23 August 1990
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Mexico |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Updated on 27 December 2014 |
Stephen Christopher Saenz Villarreal (born 23 August 1990) is a Mexican athlete.[1][2] Although born in the United States, he represents the Athletics Association of the State of Sonora (Asociación de Atletismo del Estado de Sonora).[3][4] He competed for Mexico in shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] He was also an assistant track coach at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
Shot put | 20.35 m | La Jolla, California | 26 April 2014 |
Discus throw | 55.92 m | Starkville, Mississippi | 26 March 2011 |
Indoor | |||
Shot put | 20.08 m | Nampa, Idaho | 9 March 2012 |
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mexico | |||||
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Shot put | 18.66 m |
6th | Discus throw | 51.52 m | |||
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 4th | Shot put | 19.54 m A | |
2012 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Irapuato, México | 2nd | Shot put | 19.31 m A |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 31st (q) | Shot put | 18.65 m | |
2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | Shot put | 18.62 m |
Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 3rd | Shot put | 19.91 m A | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | Shot put | 19.27 m A | |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 8th | Shot put | 18.58 m |
References
[edit]- ^ Biography - SAENZ Stephen Christopher, PASO, retrieved 27 December 2014
- ^ Auburn Track and Field, XC - Stephen Saenz, Auburn Tigers, retrieved 27 December 2014
- ^ Sibaja, José Luis, Un olímpico 'dotado' - Stephen Sáenz no es nacido en Sonora sino en Estados Unidos pero defenderá los colores de la entidad y de México en los próximos Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012. (in Spanish), expreso.com.mx, archived from the original on 27 December 2014, retrieved 27 December 2014
- ^ Destaca “Vinko” a sonorenses rumbo a Londres
- ^ "London 2012". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
External links
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sonora
- People from McAllen, Texas
- Sportspeople from Hidalgo County, Texas
- Mexican male shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Mexico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- Track and field athletes from Texas
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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