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Mayra Vila
Personal information
Full nameMayra Vila Machado
Born (1960-06-05) 5 June 1960 (age 64)
Santa Clara, Cuba
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw

Mayra Vila Machado (born 5 June 1960) is a retired Cuban athlete who specialised in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki finishing 12th in the final. She won multiple medals at regional level.

Her personal best with the old model of javelin is 70.14 metres set in Madrid in 1985.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1978 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Xalapa, Mexico 1st Javelin throw 48.96 m
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd Javelin throw 49.36 m
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 3rd Javelin throw 60.98 m
1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd Javelin throw 56.80 m
Universiade Bucharest, Romania 3rd Javelin throw 63.88 m
World Cup Rome, Italy 5th Javelin throw 59.00 m
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 2nd Javelin throw 60.22 m
1983 Universiade Edmonton, Canada 3rd Javelin throw 62.34 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th Javelin throw 57.80 m
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd Javelin throw 63.32 m
1984 Friendship Games Prague, Czechoslovakia 5th Javelin throw 60.84 m
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st Javelin throw 63.38 m

Representing the Americas

References

  1. Mayra Vila at World Athletics
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