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Cuban sprinter
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Téllez and the second or maternal family name is
Santana .
Norberto Téllez
Born January 22, 1972 (1972-01-22 ) (age 52)Rodas , Cienfuegos , Cuba
Norberto Téllez Santana (born January 22, 1972, in Rodas , Cienfuegos ) is a retired Cuban runner.
Career
Originally a
was his best result thereafter.
Major achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Cuba
1990
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
Havana , Cuba
2nd
400 m
47.22
1st
800 m
1:50.08
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.48
World Junior Championships
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
3rd
800 m
1:47.33
12th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:10.49
1991
Pan American Junior Championships
Kingston, Jamaica
8th
800 m
1:56.72
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.19
1992
Ibero-American Championships
Seville , Spain
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.58
Olympic Games
Barcelona , Spain
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
2:59.51
World Cup
Havana, Cuba
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.95 1
1993
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali, Colombia
3rd
400 m
46.25
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.58
World Championships
Stuttgart , Germany
14th (sf)
400 m
46.17
6th
4 × 400 m relay
3:00.46
Central American and Caribbean Games
Ponce , Puerto Rico
1st
400 m
45.80
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.62
1994
Goodwill Games
St. Petersburg, Russia
7th
400 m
46.01
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.87
World Cup
London, United Kingdom
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.28 1
1995
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata , Argentina
1st
400 m
45.38
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.53
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
15th (sf)
400 m
46.68
6th
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.65
1996
Ibero-American Championships
Medellín , Colombia
1st
800 m
1:45.83 CR
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.98
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
4th
800 m
1:42.85 NR
1997
Central American and Caribbean Championships
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1st
800 m
1:47.78
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.50
World Championships
Athens , Greece
2nd
800 m
1:44.00 SB
Universiade
Catania, Italy
1st
800 m
1:47.63
1998
Goodwill Games
Uniondale , United States
2nd
800 m
1:45.92
Central American and Caribbean Games
Maracaibo , Venezuela
1st
800 m
1:49.71
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.18
World Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa
3rd
800 m
1:48.92 1
1999
World Indoor Championships
Maebashi, Japan
22nd (h)
800 m
1:52.38 2
Universiade
Palma, Spain
1st
800 m
1:46.11
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
2nd
800 m
1:45.40
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.79
World Championships
Seville , Spain
4th
800 m
1:45.03
2001
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1st
800 m
1:46.51
1 Representing the Americas
2 Did not finish in the semifinals
Personal bests
200 metres – 21.10 (1994)
400 metres – 45.27 (1994)
800 metres – 1:42.85 (1996)
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References
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1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB )
1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB )
1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM )
2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM )
2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH )
2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB )
2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO )
2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL )
2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )
1926: Mexico (A. García , C. García , Moraila , Iturbe )
1930: Mexico (Álvarez , de Anda , Iturbe , Moraila )
1935: Cuba (Vázquez , Hernández , Fernández , Gómez )
1938: Panama (Scott , Edgardo , Chevans , Baker )
1946: Jamaica (McKenley , Woodstock , Rhoden , Wint )
1950: Panama (S. LaBeach , McSween , Prince , L. LaBeach )
1954: Jamaica (Laing , LaBeach , Gardner , Rhoden )
1959: Puerto Rico (F. Rivera , M. Rivera , de Jesús , Rodríguez )
1962: Jamaica (Mel Spence , Williams , Mal Spence , Kerr )
1966: Jamaica (Forbes , Mel Spence , Myton , Hoilette )
1970: Cuba (Olivera , Díaz , J. García , Álvarez )
1974: Cuba (E. García , Gutiérrez , Álvarez , Juantorena )
1978: Jamaica (Barriffe , Heywood , Brown , Cameron )
1982: Cuba (Pavó , Reyté , Ramos , Juantorena )
1986: Cuba (Peñalver , Pavó , Valentín , Stevens )
1990: Jamaica (Clarke , Burnett , McCrea , Morris )
1993: Cuba (Mena , Herrera , Martínez , Téllez )
1998: Cuba (Mena , Crusellas , Hevia , Téllez )
2002: Dominican Republic (Matos , Santa , Peralta , Sánchez )
2006: Jamaica (Ayre , Green , Chambers , Steele )
2010: Jamaica (Thompson , Green , Cato , Fothergill )
2014: Cuba (Collazo , Acea , Pellicier , Lescay )
2018: Cuba (Zamora , Chacón , Rojas , Lescay )