Maritza Martén

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Cuba Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold Barcelona 1992 Discus Throw

Maritza Martén (born August 17, 1963 in Havana, Cuba) is a former discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of 70.68m was achieved in 1992.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd Discus
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 2nd Discus
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, USA 1st Discus
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th Discus
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 1st Discus
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd Discus
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 4th Discus
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st Discus
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th Discus
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia 16th Discus

[edit] External reference

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Olympic champions in women's discus throw
1928: Halina Konopacka • 1932: Lillian Copeland • 1936: Gisela Mauermayer • 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer • 1952: Nina Romashkova • 1956: Olga Fikotová • 1960: Nina Ponomaryeva • 1964: Tamara Press • 1968: Lia Manoliu • 1972: Faina Melnyk • 1976: Evelin Schlaak • 1980: Evelin Jahl • 1984: Ria Stalman • 1988: Martina Hellmann • 1992: Maritza Martén • 1996: Ilke Wyludda • 2000: Ellina Zvereva • 2004: Natalya Sadova
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