Arasay María Thondike Santovenia (also spelled ''Thondique'' or ''Tondike''; born 28 May 1986 in

Sagua La Grande Sagua la Grande (nicknamed ''La Villa del Undoso'', sometimes shortened in Sagua) is a municipality located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Juma ...

, Villa Clara) is a female

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er from

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. She set a personal best throw of 71.14 metres in June 2007 in

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. 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.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-06-01)
Savigne, Copello and Lopez shine at Barrientos Memorial
IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.

Biography

She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, won the silver medal at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

, 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 Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, 18 July 2009

Achievements

References

External links

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* 1986 births Living people Cuban female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games People from Sagua la Grande Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub