María Lourdes Ruiz

María Lourdes Ruiz Obando (born 15 October 1965) is a retired Nicaraguan athlete who specialised in the discus throw.[2] she represented her country at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo without advancing to the final.

María Lourdes Ruiz
Personal information
Full nameMaría Lourdes Ruiz Obando
NicknameLula
NationalityNicaraguan
Born (1965-10-15) 15 October 1965
Managua, Nicaragua[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw, shot put

Apart from athletics she also competed in weightlifting.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Nicaragua
1986 Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Discus throw
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico – Javelin throw NM
1990 Central American Games Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st Shot put 12.32 m
1st Discus throw 44.66 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 7th Shot put 11.41 m
5th Discus throw 43.10 m
1991 Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st Discus throw 42.30
3rd Javelin throw 33.72
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 8th Discus throw 42.50 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 29th (q) Discus throw 41.78 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 6th Shot put 11.16 m
8th Discus throw 44.60 m
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 7th Shot put 11.57 m
5th Discus throw 44.18 m
1994 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd Discus throw
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 4th Shot put 10.63 m
2nd Discus throw 40.88 m
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 8th Discus throw 39.27 m
2001 Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th Shot put 10.03 m
3rd Discus throw 37.67 m
2002 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd Shot put 10.41 m
3rd Discus throw 37.77 m
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th Shot put 9.95 m
5th Discus throw 36.64 m
2003 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Shot put 10.85 m
3rd Discus throw 35.93 m
2004 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st Shot put 11.54 m
1st Discus throw 40.24 m
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 4th Shot put 10.77 m
4th Discus throw 36.71 m
2006 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st Discus throw 42.18 m
2007 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 4th Shot put 10.40 m
3rd Discus throw 36.18 m
2010 Central American Games Panama City, Panama 4th Shot put 10.74 m
5th Discus throw 33.74 m

Personal bests

References
  1. "Maria Lourdes Ruiz Obando "Lula"". Salón de la Fama del Deporte Nicaragüense. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. María Lourdes Ruiz at World Athletics
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