Norberto Téllez
| Norberto Téllez 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 | 1997 Athens | 800 meter run |
| Universiade | ||
| gold | 1997 Sicily | 800 meter run |
| gold | 1999 Palma de Mallorca | 800 meter run |
| Pan American Games | ||
| gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 400 meter run |
| gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 4 x 400 meter relay |
| silver | 1999 Winnipeg | 800 meter run |
Norberto Téllez (born January 22, 1972 in Rodas , Cienfuegos ) is a former Cuban athlete who celebrated his greatest successes in the 400 and 800 meter run .
At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Téllez won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay together with Lázaro Martínez , Héctor Herrera and Roberto Hernández , with the Cuban team defeating only the US team in 2: 59.51 minutes Relay had to give up.
Four years later at the Atlanta Olympics , Téllet finished fourth in 1: 42.85 minutes behind Vebjørn Rodal , Hezekiél Sepeng and Frederick Onyancha in the fastest 800-meter run of all time at major international events. He improved the Cuban national record previously held by Alberto Juantorena .
At the World Athletics Championships, Téllez finished second ( 1997 in Athens ) and four ( 1999 in Seville ), each in the 800-meter run. He was also victorious over 800 meters at the Universiade in 1997 and 1999, won gold (400 meters and 4 × 400 m) at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata in 1995 and silver (800 meters) in Winnipeg in 1999 . Téllez won a total of four other gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1993 and 1998, each in the 4-by-400-meter relay and over 400 meters (1993) and 800 meters (1998).
Norberto Téllez is 1.86 m tall and weighed 78 kg at competition times.
Personal best
- 400 m: 45.27 min, September 6, 1994, Madrid
- 800 m: 1: 42.85 min, July 31, 1996, Atlanta
- Hall: 1: 46.32 min, February 19, 1999, Gent
- 1000 m : 2: 21.30 min, July 7, 2002, Rethymno
Web links
- Norberto Téllez in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Téllez, Norberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tellez, Norberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rodas , Cienfuegos , Cuba |