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Songo – La Maya, Cuba
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49 years
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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– Camagüey, 26 February 1999
- 200 m: 22.93 s– Camagüey, 11 March 2000
Indoor
- 60 m: 7.16 s – Karlsruhe, 15 February 2004
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Cuba | |||||
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd (h) | 100 m | 11.38 s w |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 4th | 200 m | 23.28 s w |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 3rd | 100 m | 11.25 s |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 4th | 100 m | 11.28 s |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 100 m | 11.48 sA |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 200 m | 23.36sA |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th (sf) | 60 m | 7.28 s |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 4th | 100 metres | 11.37 s |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 4th | 100 m | 11.28 s |
| 2003 | World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 5th (qf) | 100 m | 11.40 s |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 1st | 100 m | 11.33 s |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.60 s |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 5th | 100 m | 11.61 s |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.29 s | |||
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 100 m | 11.35 s |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.86 s | |||
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (sf) | 100 m | 11.45 s | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.80 s | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | - | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ (h) | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th (sf) | 60 m | 7.25 s |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 8th | 100 m | 11.55 sA | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th (qf) | 100 m | 11.40 s | |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 100 m | 11.33 s w |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.93 s | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 4th (h) | 100 m | 11.65 s | |
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1974 births
Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
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