Natasha Méndez

Natasha Méndez

Natasha Mendez competing Ironman 70.3 in 2016
Personal information
Full name Natasha Méndez Bonelly
Born (1990-05-29) May 29, 1990
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Team information
Current team La Caya & Accelerate3
Discipline Triathlon, Road cycling, Running
Major wins
National Time Trial Championship (2016)
Infobox last updated on
27 June 2016

Natasha Méndez Bonelly (born May 29, 1990 in Santiago de los Caballeros) is a professional triathlete and road cyclist from the Dominican Republic. She became Dominican Republic national time trial champion in 2016.

Career

2014

Méndez won the cycling National Championships silver medal in individual time trial with a 35:49 time in the 20k course[1] and winning also the silver in the road race,[2] being defeated both times by the veteran Juana Fernández.

2015

Méndez competed in march in the World Triathlon Corporation series Ironman 70.3 in Monterrey, Mexico, with a finishing time of 4:49:23.[3] She participated in the ITU event Ibarra CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup having a 29:30 swim before ending her race.[4] Shortly after that, she won the silver medal in time trial in the cycling National Championships, having a 31:55 and representing la Caya.[5] She won the Olympic distance, local event at the Dominican Republic, the TRI Sports Summer Fest with a time of 2:14:32.[6] By running the 5k category along with children and lending her image for the Casa de Campo Marathon, she supported the Hogar del Niño orphanage sponsored by local resort, located in La Romana, Dominican Republic.[7]

2016

She started the year participating in the Ironman 70.3 in Panama, ranking in the 14th place in 4:35 and winning 80 points climbing to the 181 in the WTC world rankings.[8] Méndez took the bronze medal in the SDQ 10k running competition held in Santo Domingo.[9] In April she received the athlete of year award in Triathlon by the Santiago de los Caballeros Guild of Sport Writers, along with Jorge Manuel Díaz.[10] Later, in May and June, she conquered the 19th place in Chattanooga and 11th place of Female Pros at Raleigh 70.3 both with a 4:51 time.[11][12] She became Dominican Republic Time Trial Champion in June, after winning the 30k Mirador Sur Park course with a time of 30:59.[13] She won the road race bronze medal in the National Championship two days later, riding in Santiago de los Caballeros.[14] In July, she competed the Budapest 70.3 in Hungary, finishing in 8th place in the Female PRO category and obtaining her first Top 10 finish, with a time of 4:34.[15]

Palmarès

2014
2nd National Time Trial Championship
2nd National Road Race Championship
2015
2nd National Time Trial Championship
2016
1st National Time Trial Championship
3rd National Road Race Championship
3rd Dominican Republic Military Games 5000m

References

  1. ↑ "Sánchez, Guzmán y Fernández brillan en contrarreloj" [Sanchez, Guzman and Fernandez shine in time trial]. COLIMDO (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Milán y Rodríguez revalidan el título de Campeón Nacional de Ruta 2014" [Milan and Rodriguez revalidate the title of National Champion Road 2014]. Ciclismo.com.do (in Spanish). Santiago. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. ↑ "Ironman 70.3 Monterrey Results 2015". IronStruck For Triathletes. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  4. ↑ "2015 Ibarra CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup". International Triathlon Union. 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  5. ↑ "Merán, Reyes y Fernández ganan campeonatos contrarreloj" [Meran, Reyes and Fernandez win time trial championships]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  6. ↑ "PC TRI Sports Summer Fest 2015". TimingCo. 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  7. ↑ "Casa de Campo Corre por el Hogar del Niño 2015" [Casa de Campo runs for Hogar del Niño 2015]. Telenoticias (in Spanish). La Romana. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  8. ↑ "Atleta Natasha Méndez destaca en triatlón internacional de ciclismo" [Natasha Mendez athlete excels in international triathlon]. El Nacional (in Spanish). 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  9. ↑ "Pedro Manuel Herrera y Soranyi Rodríguez triunfan en SDQ10K" [Pedro Manuel Herrera and Rodriguez Solanyi succeed in SDQ10K]. El Dia (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  10. ↑ Isalguéz, Hilarión (2016-04-12). "ACDS y Cerveza Presidente proclaman Súper Atletas del año a Estrella y Kim" [ACDS and Presidente Beer proclaim Super Athletes of the year Estrella and Kim]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  11. ↑ "Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga Results 2016". IronStruck For Triathletes. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  12. ↑ http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/raleigh/results.aspx?race=raleigh70.3&rd=20160605&sex=F&agegroup=Pro&loc=#axzz4GHohMvA9. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "William Guzmán, campeón nacional contrarreloj" [William Guzman, national time trial champion]. 7 Dias (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  14. ↑ "En campamento de ciclismo Natasha Méndez Bonelly se destaca entre las mejores en campeonato de ciclismo" [In cycling championship Natasha Mendez Bonnelly stands out among the best]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  15. ↑ "Dominicana Natasha Méndez entre las diez mejores en Ironman Budapest" [Dominican Natasha Mendez amongst the Top 10 in Ironman 70.3 Budapest]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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