María Caridad Colón Rueñes-Salazar (born March 25, 1958, in Baracoa) is a former javelin thrower from Cuba who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, setting a new record.

[1] She lit the flame at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games.

[2] In 2020, Rueñes became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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