Lázaro Martínez (sprinter)
| Lázaro Martínez (Sprinter) medal table |
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 Cuba
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4 x 400 meter relay |
| World Athletics Championships | ||
| silver | 1987 Rome | 4 x 400 meter relay |
| Pan American Games | ||
| gold | 1991 Havana | 4 x 400 meter relay |
Lázaro Martínez Despaigne (born November 11, 1962 in Havana ) is a former Cuban athlete whose special route was the 400-meter run .
Sporting successes
Martínez took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal with his country's 4 x 400 meter relay . Together with Héctor Herrera , Norberto Téllez and Roberto Hernández , Martínez only had to admit defeat to Michael Johnson 's US team in 2: 59.51 minutes .
At the World Athletics Championships in Rome in 1987 , Martínez won a bronze medal in the same discipline together with Leandro Peñalver , Agustín Pavó and Roberto Hernández in a national record time of 2: 59.16 minutes behind the teams from the United States and Great Britain.
Personal best
- 400 meter run - 46.12 min (1991)
Others
At a height of 1.80 meters, Martínez's competition weight was 75 kg.
Web links
- Lázaro Martínez in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Lázaro Martínez in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Lázaro Martínez Despaigne in the Cuban state web encyclopedia EcuRed (Spanish)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Martínez, Lázaro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martínez Despaigne, Lázaro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | cuban sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |