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
Full name María Lourdes Ruiz Obando Nickname Lula Nationality Nicaraguan Born (1965-10-15 ) 15 October 1965 (age 58) Managua , Nicaragua[1] Sport Athletics Event(s) Discus throw , shot put
Apart from athletics she also competed in weightlifting .
International competitions
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Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
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
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References
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