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 Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine3rd100 m10.373rd200 m20.79Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia7th100 m10.582nd200 m20.632014IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas2nd (B)4 × 100 m relay38.60World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States11th (sf)200 m20.8111th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:10.60Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico2nd200 m20.541st4 × 100 m relay38.942015IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4th (B)4 × 100 m relay39.04Pan American GamesToronto, Canada12th (sf)100 m10.23 (w)10th (sf)200 m20.3211th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.61Pan American Junior ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada1st100 m10.172nd200 m20.34World ChampionshipsBeijing, China22nd (sf)200 m20.562016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th200 m20.733rd4 × 100 m relay38.93NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador1st200 m20.41Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil25th (h)200 m20.4213th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.472017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th (B)4 × 100 m relay39.902018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia7th100 m10.366th200 m20.605th4 × 100 m relay39.03NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10th (h)100 m10.30Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru3rd100 m10.472019Pan American GamesLima, Peru11th (h)100 m10.435th200 m20.627th4 × 100 m relay39.19World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th (sf)200 m20.61
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
Track records
As of 6 September 2024, Mena holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.
100 metres
LocationTimeWindspeedm/sDate Havana 9.99PB 0.0 08/03/2019
200 metres
LocationTimeWindspeedm/sDate La Chaux-de-Fonds 19.63NR + 1.2 03/07/2022 Savona 19.95 + 1.6 24/05/2023 Szczecin 19.95 + 0.7 24/08/2022
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