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Lois Maikel Martínez

Lois Maikel Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Lois Maikel Martínez González
Born	(1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 43) Havana, Cuba[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	122 kg (269 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Club	Playas de Castellón[2]
Coached by	Antonio Simarro
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Cuba CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1996 San Salvador Discus throw
Updated on 23 May 2013

Lois Maikel Martínez González (born 3 June 1981 in Havana) is a male discus thrower from Cuba. In 2015, he changed his allegiance to Spain.^[1] His personal best throw is 67.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Havana.^[3]

Career[edit]

He finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without qualifying for the final round.^[3] On the regional level he won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games^[4] and the silver medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.^[5] He became Cuban champion in 2002 and 2006, having a rivalry with Alexis Elizalde and Frank Casañas.^[6]

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1996	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	Shot put (5 kg)	13.41 m
			1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	47.58 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	12th (q)	Discus throw	47.59 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago de Chile, Chile	6th	Discus throw	56.94 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	Discus throw	61.36 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	12th (q)	Discus throw	57.87 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	Discus throw	62.08 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	29th	Discus throw	57.18 m
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	Discus throw	61.31 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	Discus throw	59.35 m
Representing  Spain
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	Discus throw	58.01 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th	Discus throw	59.27 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (q)	Discus throw	59.42 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	5th	Discus throw	58.61 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th (q)	Discus throw	54.56 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	30th (q)	Discus throw	54.69 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	4th	Discus throw	56.35 m

References[edit]

^ ^{a b} Lois Maikel MartínezatWorld Athletics

Other sources[edit]

• Así lleva el confinamiento Lois Maikel en somosatletismo.com
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lois Maikel Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• López Dot, Jordi (7 July 2010), MITING CIUTAT DE MATARO-CAMPIONAT DE CATALUNYA ABSOLUT OPEN/Lois Maikel Martinez 675A0794.JPG (in Catalan), Federació Catalana d'Atletisme, archived from the original on 12 August 2010, retrieved 11 April 2012

External links[edit]

• Lois Maikel MartínezatWorld Athletics
• Lois Maikel MartínezatDiamond League
• Lois Maikel MartínezatOlympics.com
• Lois Maikel MartínezatOlympedia
• Lois Maikel Martínez González at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)

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