Maritza Martén
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Maritza Martén García is a retired female discus throw
er from Cuba
who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics
and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of 70.68m was achieved in 1992.
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of 70.68m was achieved in 1992.
Achievements
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| 1983 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games The Athletics Competition at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela.-Men's Events:-Women's Events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | |
| 1985 | World Student Games 1985 Summer Universiade The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan.-Mascot:Name: UNITANArtist: Osamu Tezuka... |
Kobe Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
1st | |
| 1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games The athletics competition in the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics... |
Santiago Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
2nd | |
| 1987 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games The Athletics Competition at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States. The events were competed at the IU Indianapolis Track and Soccer Stadium.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , USA |
1st | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | 62.00 m | |
| 1989 | World Student Games 1989 Summer Universiade The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany.-Athletics:*Andre Cason - 100 yard dash *Kamy Keshmiri - Discus throw 214 feet 7 inches-Medal table:... |
Duisburg Duisburg - History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
3rd | |
| 1991 | World Championships 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.-Medalists:... |
Tokyo, Japan | 10th | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders... |
Barcelona, Spain | 1st | |
| IAAF World Cup 1992 IAAF World Cup The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 8–10, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba.-Men:|width="50"| ... |
Havana, Cuba | 1st | ||
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games The track and field competition at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Ponce, Puerto Rico.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics... |
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2nd | |
| World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 19, 1993... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | ||
| 1995 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games The Athletics Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | |
| World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 12, 1995.... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | ||
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
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16th | 60.08 m |