Juana Arrendel

Juana Rosario Arrendel (born 16 June 1978) is a female high jumper from the Dominican Republic.

Juana Arrendel

Personal information
Born	(1978-06-16) 16 June 1978 (age 47) La Romana, Dominican Republic
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	High jump
Medal record Representing  Dominican Republic Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo High jump Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo High jump 2002 San Salvador High jump 2006 Cartagena High jump

Arrendel originally won the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, but lost the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol.^[1] In 2006, she became the sixth woman to win three Central American and Caribbean Games titles in a row. The other are Miguelina Cobián, Carmen Romero, Bárbara Hechevarría, María Caridad Colón and Letitia Vriesde.^[2]

Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in December 2002 at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador. This is the current Dominican Republic record.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Dominican Republic
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	1.90 m PB
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	8th	1.85 m
2002	NACAC U-25 Championships	San Antonio, Texas, United States	1st	1.95 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	1.97 m PB
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	8th	1.95 m SB
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	1.94 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	1.93 m SB
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	1.81 m

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics