Stephen Sáenz

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 was also an assistant track coach at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Stephen Sáenz
Personal information
Full nameStephen Christopher Sáenz Villarreal
Born (1990-08-23) 23 August 1990
Mcallen, Texas, United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Updated on 27 December 2014.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáenz and the second or maternal family name is Villarreal.

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
Shot put20.35 mUnited States La Jolla, California26 April 2014
Discus throw55.92 mUnited States Starkville, Mississippi26 March 2011
Indoor
Shot put20.08 mUnited States Nampa, Idaho9 March 2012

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 27 December 2014
  2. Auburn Track and Field, XC - Stephen Saenz, Auburn Tigers, retrieved 27 December 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, archived from the original on 27 December 2014, retrieved 27 December 2014
  4. Destaca “Vinko” a sonorenses rumbo a Londres
  5. "London 2012". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.


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