María Lourdes Ruiz Obando (15 October 1965 – 6 February 2025) was a Nicaraguan athlete who specialised in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

. She represented her country at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo without advancing to the final. Apart from athletics she also competed in

weightlifting Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. Ruiz died on 6 February 2025, at the age of 59.

International competitions

Personal bests

Shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

– 12.92 metres (Managua 1989) *

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

– 47.90 metres (Managua 1989)

References

1965 births 2025 deaths Sportspeople from Managua Nicaraguan shot putters Nicaraguan discus throwers Nicaraguan female weightlifters World Athletics Championships athletes for Nicaragua Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games {{Nicaragua-athletics-bio-stub