Virgen Benavides Muñoz (born December 13 or 31, 1974) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Cuba.
Benavides represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed third in her first round heat after Ivet Lalova and Montell Douglas in a time of 11.45 seconds. She qualified for the second round in which she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.40 was the fifth time of her race.
Personal best Outdoor 100 m: 11.14 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) – Camagüey, 26 February 1999 200 m: 22.93 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) – Camagüey, 11 March 2000
Indoor 60 m: 7.16 s – Karlsruhe, 15 February 2004
Achievements Representing 1995Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st4 × 100 m relay44.411998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela5th100 m11.66 s (wind: -0.6 m/s)4th200 m23.28 s w (wind: +3.6 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay43.891999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain3rd100 m11.25 s (wind: +1.2 m/s)1999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada4th100 m11.28 s (wind: +1.7 m/s)2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd100 m11.48 s (wind: -1.1 m/s) A2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd200 m23.36s (wind: -0.4 m/s) A2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th (sf)60 m7.28 s2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada4th100 metres11.37 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4th100 m11.28 s (wind: +1.6 m/s)2003World ChampionshipsSaint-Denis, France5th (qf)100 m11.40 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1st100 m11.33 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece6th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.60 s2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia5th100 m11.61 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay43.29 s2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1st100 m11.35 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay43.86 sPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th (sf)100 m11.45 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)3rd4 × 100 m relay43.80 sWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan - 4 × 100 m relayDQ (h)2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain5th (sf)60 m7.25 sCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia8th100 m11.55 s (wind: +1.2 m/s) A Olympic GamesBeijing, China5th (qf)100 m11.40 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba1st 100 m11.33 s w (wind: +3.9 m/s)1st 4 × 100 m relay44.93 sCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba4th (h)100 m11.65 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)
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