María Elena Sarría

Cuban shot putter

María Elena Sarría
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Cuba
Pan American Games
	1975 Mexico City	Shot put
	1979 San Juan	Shot put
	1983 Caracas	Shot put
	1987 Indianapolis	Shot put

María Elena Sarría Díaz (born September 14, 1954, in Cienfuegos) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in the shot put during her career. Her personal best throw was 20.61 metres, and with 19.34 metres she still holds the Pan American Games record in the event.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Cuba
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	14.60 m
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	18.03 m = CR
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	11th	16.31 m
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	18.81 m = CR
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	9th	19.37 m
1981	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	18.28 m
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	19.36 m
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	19.34 m =CR
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	19.47 m
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	18.12 m

External links

María Elena Sarría at World Athletics
María Elena Sarría at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Maria SARRIA DIAZ at Olympics.com

Pan American Champions in women's shot put

v t e Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Women's Shot Put
1966: Hilda Ramírez (CUB) 1970: Grecia Hamilton (CUB) 1974: María Elena Sarría (CUB) 1978: Hilda Ramírez (CUB) 1982: María Elena Sarría (CUB) 1986: Marcelina Rodríguez (CUB) 1990: Belsy Laza (CUB) 1993: Herminia Fernández (CUB) 1998: Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) 2002: Fior Vásquez (DOM) 2006: Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) 2010–14–18: Cleopatra Borel (TRI)

v t e US National Championship winners in women's shot put
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Bertha Christophel 1924: Ester Behring 1925–28: Lillian Copeland 1929–30: Rena MacDonald 1931: Lillian Copeland 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1933: Catherine Rutherford 1934: Not held 1935: Rena MacDonald 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Gretel Bergmann 1938–41: Catherine Fellmeth 1942: Ramona Harris 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Dorothy Dodson 1944: Dorothy Dodson 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Helen Steward 1946–47: Dorothy Dodson 1948: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson 1949: Amelia Wood 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Wood 1951: Amelia Wood 1952: Amelia Wood & Janet Dicks 1953: Amelia Wood 1954: Lois Testa 1955: Wanda Wejzgrowicz 1956–62: Earlene Brown 1963: Sharon Shepherd 1964: Earlene Brown 1965–66: Lynn Graham 1967–68: Maren Seidler 1969–71: Lynn Graham 1972–79: Maren Seidler
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Maren Seidler 1981: Denise Wood 1982: María Elena Sarría (CUB) * Denise Wood (3) 1983: Denise Wood 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Lorna Griffin 1985–87: Ramona Pagel 1988: Connie Price 1989: Ramona Pagel 1990: Connie Price 1991: Ramona Pagel 1992: Connie Price-Smith
1993 onwards USA Track & Field	1993–2000: Connie Price-Smith 2001: Seilala Sua 2002: Teri Steer 2003: Kristin Heaston 2004: Laura Gerraughty 2005: Kristin Heaston 2006: Jillian Camarena 2007: Kristin Heaston 2008–09: Michelle Carter 2010: Jillian Camarena 2011: Michelle Carter 2012: Jillian Camarena-Williams 2013–16: Michelle Carter 2017: Raven Saunders 2018: Maggie Ewen 2019: Chase Ealey 2021^{2020 OT}: Jessica Ramsey 2022: Chase Ealey 2023: Maggie Ewen
Notes	Since 1992, the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.