Estrella Puente (born 22 December 1928) is a Uruguayan former athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. She was the first woman to represent Uruguay at the Olympics. The ''Grand Prix Darwin Piñeyrúa and Estrella Puente'', the main annual international athletics event in Uruguay, is named in her honour.

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* 1928 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Uruguayan female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Uruguay Sportspeople from Montevideo Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Uruguay Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games {{Uruguay-athletics-bio-stub