Juan Martínez Brito
Cuban discus thrower (born 1958)
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Born | (1958-05-17) May 17, 1958 (age 66) Guanabacoa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Discus thrower | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 269 lb (122 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Juan Martínez Brito (born May 17, 1958, in Guanabacoa, Havana[1]) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best is 70.00 m (229 ft 7+3⁄4 in), thrown on May 21, 1983, in Havana.
He was the winner at the AAA Championships in 1985.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1976 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | Shot put | 15.98m A |
1st | Discus throw | 53.98m A | |||
1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | Discus throw | 62.82 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | Discus throw | 64.26 m |
Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | Discus throw | 62.04 m | |
1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | Discus throw | 66.04 m |
1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 3rd | Discus throw | 63.02 m |
1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 2nd | Discus throw | 62.30 m |
1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 4th | Discus throw | 62.56 m |
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | Discus throw | 63.72 m A |
1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | Discus throw | 63.52 m |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 23rd (q) | Discus throw | 59.98 m | |
1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Discus throw | 63.02 m |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | Discus throw | 62.64 m |
References
- ^ a b Profile at sportsreference.com
- ^ GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
- Juan Martínez Brito at World Athletics
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AAA Championships winners in men's discus throw
- 1876–1913: Not held
- 1914: Armas Taipale (FIN)
- 1915–19: Not held
- 1920: Patrick Quinn (IRE)
- 1921: Oscar Zallhagen (SWE)
- 1922: Vilho Niittymaa (FIN)
- 1923: George Mitchell
- 1924–26: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
- 1927: Kálmán Marvalits (HUN)
- 1928: Ernst Paulus (GER)
- 1929: Harald Stenerud (NOR)
- 1930: Jules Noël (FRA)
- 1931: Endre Madarász (HUN)
- 1932: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
- 1933: Endre Madarász (HUN)
- 1934: Paddy Bermingham (IRL)
- 1935: Harald Andersson (SWE)
- 1936: Bernard Prendergast (JAM)
- 1937: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE)
- 1938: Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
- 1939: Nikolaos Syllas (GRE)
- 1946–47: Reindert Brasser (NED)
- 1948: Cummin Clancy (IRL)
- 1949: Ferenc Klics (HUN)
- 1950: Raymond Kintziger (BEL)
- 1951: Giuseppe Tosi (ITA)
- 1952–53: Mark Pharaoh
- 1954: Ferenc Klics (HUN)
- 1955–56: Mark Pharaoh
- 1957: Mike Lindsay
- 1958: Fanie du Plessis (SAF)
- 1959: Mike Lindsay
- 1960: Mike Lindsay
- 1961: Elfranco Malan (RSA)
- 1962: Jay Silvester (USA)
- 1963: Dave Weill (USA)
- 1964: Roy Hollingsworth
- 1965: Lars Haglund (SWE)
- 1966–70: Bill Tancred
- 1971: Les Mills (NZL)
- 1972–73: Bill Tancred
- 1974: John Powell (USA)
- 1975: John van Reenen (RSA)
- 1976: John Powell (USA)
- 1977–78: Pete Tancred
- 1979: John Powell (USA)
- 1980: Brian Oldfield (USA)
- 1981: John Powell (USA)
- 1982: Brad Cooper (BAH)
- 1983–84: Robert Weir
- 1985: Juan Martínez (CUB)
- 1986: Richard Slaney
- 1987–89: Paul Mardle
- 1990: Abi Ekoku
- 1991–92: Werner Reiterer (AUS)
- 1993: Robert Weir
- 1994: Kevin Brown
- 1995: Nick Sweeney (IRL)
- 1996–2000: Robert Weir
- 2001: Glen Smith
- 2002: Robert Weir
- 2003–04: Emeka Udechuku
- 2005–06: Carl Myerscough
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