Mayra Vila

Mayra Vila

Personal information
Full name	Mayra Vila Machado
Born	(1960-06-05) 5 June 1960 Santa Clara, Cuba
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Medal record Representing Cuba Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Games 1982 Havana Javelin throw Summer Universiade 1979 Mexico City Javelin throw 1981 Bucharest Javelin throw 1983 Edmonton Javelin throw

Mayra Vila Machado (born 5 June 1960) is a retired Cuban athlete who specialised in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki finishing 12th in the final. She won multiple medals at regional level.

Her personal best with the old model of javelin is 70.14 metres set in Madrid in 1985.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1978	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	Javelin throw	48.96 m
1979	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	Javelin throw	49.36 m
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	Javelin throw	60.98 m
1981	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	Javelin throw	56.80 m
	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	3rd	Javelin throw	63.88 m
	World Cup	Rome, Italy	5th	Javelin throw	59.00 m1
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	Javelin throw	60.22 m
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	Javelin throw	62.34 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th	Javelin throw	57.80 m
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	Javelin throw	63.32 m
1984	Friendship Games	Prague, Czechoslovakia	5th	Javelin throw	60.84 m
1985	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Javelin throw	63.38 m

¹Representing the Americas

External links

• Mayra Vila at World Athletics
• Mayra Vila at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Mayra Vila at InterSportStats