Lázaro Martínez (triple jumper)
Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Triple jump: 17.28 m (Camagüey, 2018) Long jump: 7.19 m (Havana, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 18 March 2022 |
Lázaro Martínez Santray (born 3 November 1997) is a Cuban athlete who specialises in the
Early life
Martínez was born to former 400 metres runner Isabel Contreras. He initially practised several sports, including basketball and judo, until he was about 10 years old. It was his mother who encouraged him to take up athletics and linked him up with a friend and coach.
Martínez has stated that he initially did not like athletics, but after doing a test with the said coach he was told he had the potential to enter the provincial sports school. He began specialising in the jumps under the supervision of coach Manuel Guilarte, whom he credits for instilling in him the love of athletics.[1]
Career
At the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Martínez equalled the World Youth Championship record set by compatriot Héctor Dairo Fuentes in 2005 with an attempt of 16.63 m in the fourth round, earning him his first major gold medal.
Martínez's record-breaking continued into 2014, as he jumped a
Personal bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
Triple jump | 17.24 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) | La Habana |
1 Feb 2014 |
Indoor | |||
Triple jump | 17.64 m | ![]() |
18 Mar 2022 |
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 16.49 m (wind: +1.8 m/s) A | |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 1st | Triple jump | 17.13 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.53 m A (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.91 m A (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
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1st | Triple jump | 17.06 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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8th | Triple jump | 16.68 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom
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12th | Triple jump | 16.25 m |
2022 | World Indoor Championships
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Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Triple jump | 17.64 m |
Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain
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1st | Triple jump | 17.30 m | |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th (q) | Triple jump | 17.06 m1 | |
2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador
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1st | Triple jump | 17.51 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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2nd | Triple jump | 17.41 m | |
Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile
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1st | Triple jump | 17.19 m | |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom
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8th | Triple jump | 16.69 m |
1No mark in the final
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Cuban Lazaro Martinez Wins Triple Jump Championship". Prensa Latina. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Lázaro Martínez at World Athletics
- Lázaro Martínez at All-Athletics.com
- Tilastopaja biography