Reynier Mena

Reynier Mena

Mena at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Reynier Mena Berenguer
Born	(1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 29) Havana, Cuba
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	100 metres, 200 metres
Club	Benfica
Medal record Representing  Cuba Pan American Junior Championships 2015 Edmonton 100 m 2015 Edmonton 200 m

Reynier Mena Berenguer (born 21 November 1996) is a Cuban sprinter. He competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.

On 3 July 2022, Mena set massive personal bests in both the 100 metres, joining the sub-10-second club with a 9.99, and in the 200 metres with a 19.63 that suddenly sent him into the top 10 performers of all time. That time now ranks as the twelfth fastest of all time, tied with Xavier Carter.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	3rd	100 m	10.37
			3rd	200 m	20.79
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	7th	100 m	10.58
			2nd	200 m	20.63
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd (B)	4 × 100 m relay	38.60
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	11th (sf)	200 m	20.81
			11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.60
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	2nd	200 m	20.54
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.94
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	12th (sf)	100 m	10.23 (w)
			10th (sf)	200 m	20.32
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.61
	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	100 m	10.17
			2nd	200 m	20.34
	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (sf)	200 m	20.56
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	200 m	20.73
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.93
	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	200 m	20.41
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	25th (h)	200 m	20.42
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.47
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.90
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	7th	100 m	10.36
			6th	200 m	20.60
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.03
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th (h)	100 m	10.30
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	3rd	100 m	10.47
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	11th (h)	100 m	10.43
			5th	200 m	20.62
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.19
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (sf)	200 m	20.61

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 9.99 (+1.6 m/s) in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 3 July 2022
• 200 metres – 19.63 (+1.2 m/s) in La Chaux-de-Fonds on 3 July 2022
• 400 metres – 47.69 in Havana on 7 February 2014

References

External links

• Reynier Mena at World Athletics