Stephen Sáenz

Stephen Sáenz
Personal information
Full name Stephen Christopher Sáenz Villarreal
Born (1990-08-23) August 23, 1990
McAllen, Texas, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Country  Mexico
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Updated on 27 December 2014.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sáenz and the second or maternal family name is Villarreal.

Stephen Christopher Saenz Villarreal (born 23 August 1990 in McAllen, Texas, United States) is a Mexican athlete.[1][2] Although born in the United States, he represents the Athletics Association of the State of Sonora (Asociación de Atletismo del Estado de Sonora).[3][4] He has competed for Mexico in shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] He is also an assistant track coach at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
Shot put 20.35 m United States La Jolla, California 26 Apr 2014
Discus throw 55.92 m United States Starkville, Mississippi 26 Mar 2011
Indoor
Shot put 20.08 m United States Nampa, Idaho 9 Mar 2012

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd Shot put 18.66 m
6th Discus throw 51.52 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 4th Shot put 19.54 m A
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 2nd Shot put 19.31 m A
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 31st (q) Shot put 18.65 m
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Shot put 18.62 m
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 3rd Shot put 19.91 m A
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 2nd Shot put 19.27 m A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 8th Shot put 18.58 m

References

  1. ↑ Biography - SAENZ Stephen Christopher, PASO, retrieved December 27, 2014
  2. ↑ Auburn Track and Field, XC - Stephen Saenz, Auburn Tigers, retrieved December 27, 2014
  3. ↑ Sibaja, José Luis, Un olímpico 'dotado' - Stephen Sáenz no es nacido en Sonora sino en Estados Unidos pero defenderá los colores de la entidad y de México en los próximos Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012. (in Spanish), expreso.com.mx, retrieved December 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Destaca “Vinko” a sonorenses rumbo a Londres
  5. ↑ London 2012


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