Zuleima Araméndiz

Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía (born 23 September 1975 in Valledupar, Cesar) is a javelin thrower from Colombia.

Zuleima Araméndiz

Personal information
Full name	Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía
Born	(1975-09-23) 23 September 1975 (age 49) Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Colombia South American Games 1994 Valencia Javelin throw Bolivarian Games 1997 Arequipa Javelin throw 2005 Armenia Javelin throw 2009 Sucre Javelin throw 2001 Ambato Javelin throw South American Youth Championships 1990 Lima Javelin throw
Updated on 17 June 2013

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araméndiz and the second or maternal family name is Mejía.

Career

Her personal best throw is 59.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Bogotá.

Personal bests

• Javelin throw: 59.94 m A – Bogotá, 12 Juny 2004
• Javelin throw (old model): 61.72 m A – Medellín, 4 May 1996

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1990	South American Junior Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	4th	Javelin	40.82 m[1]
	South American Youth Championships	Lima, Perú	1st	Javelin	41.22 m[1]
1991	South American Junior Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	Javelin	42.50 m[1]
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, Korea	16th (q)	Javelin	49.76 m[1]
	South American Junior Championships	Lima, Perú	1st	Javelin	50.92 m[1]
1993	South American Junior Championships	Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	3rd	Javelin	46.46 m[1]
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	23rd (q)	Javelin	46.24 m[1]
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	1st	Javelin	55.46 m[1]
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Javelin	54.82 m[1]
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	56.24 m[1]
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	28th (q)	Javelin	54.24 m[1]
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Javelin	56.66 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	15th (q)	Javelin	58.98 m[1]
	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Perú	1st	Javelin	58.04 m[1] A GR
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	Javelin	57.57 m[1]
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	–	Javelin	NM
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	55.77 m A
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	20th (q)	Javelin	52.23 m
	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	2nd	Javelin	55.56m A
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Javelin	56.63 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	7th	Javelin	50.37 m
	Universiade	Daegu, Korea	16th	Javelin	51.21 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	Javelin	56.47 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	17th (q)	Javelin	59.94 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	Javelin	54.81 m
	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	1st	Javelin	54.78 m A
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	5th	Javelin	56.03 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	2nd	Javelin	55.60 m
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Javelin	55.69 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Javelin	57.55 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	Javelin	47.95 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	3rd	Javelin	53.11 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	6th	Javelin	51.75 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	39th (q)	Javelin	54.71 m
2009	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	1st	Javelin	51.81 m A