Reynier Mena

Reynier Mena

Mena at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Reynier Mena Berenguer[1]
Born	(1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 27)[1] Havana, Cuba[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Club	Benfica
Medal record Representing  Cuba Pan American Junior Championships 2015 Edmonton 100 m 2015 Edmonton 200 m

Reynier Mena Berenguer (born 21 November 1996) is a Cuban sprinter.^[2] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.

On 3 July 2022, Mena set massive personal bests in both the 100 metres, joining the sub-10-second club with a 9.99, and in the 200 metres with a 19.63 that suddenly made him into the #10 performers of all time.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	3rd	100 m	10.37
			3rd	200 m	20.79
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	7th	100 m	10.58
			2nd	200 m	20.63
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd (B)	4 × 100 m relay	38.60
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	11th (sf)	200 m	20.81
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.60
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	2nd	200 m	20.54
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.94
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	12th (sf)	100 m	10.23 (w)
			10th (sf)	200 m	20.32
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.61
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	100 m	10.17
			2nd	200 m	20.34
	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (sf)	200 m	20.56
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	200 m	20.73
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.93
	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	200 m	20.41
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (h)	200 m	20.42
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.47
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.90
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	7th	100 m	10.36
			6th	200 m	20.60
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.03
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th (h)	100 m	10.30
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	3rd	100 m	10.47
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	11th (h)	100 m	10.43
			5th	200 m	20.62
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.19
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (sf)	200 m	20.61

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 9.99 (+1.6 m/s) in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 3 July 2022
• 200 metres – 19.63 (+1.2 m/s) in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 3 July 2022
• 400 metres – 47.69 in Havana on 7 February 2014

References

External links

• Reynier Mena at World Athletics