Alberto Sánchez (athlete)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

Alberto Sánchez Escobar (born 2 February 1973 in Santiago de Cuba) is a retired Cuban hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 77.78 metres, which he achieved in May 1998 in Havana. He competed twice at the World Championships without reaching the final; in 1993[1] and 1995.[2] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Cuba
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 2nd [4]
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th 71.00 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 72.20 CR[5]
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 73.94 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — NM
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, USA 13th 74.82 m
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 74.25 CR[5]
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 4th 73.71 [6]
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4th 69.37

References

  1. ^ 1993 World Championships Results - Hammer Throw - Men - Qualification - IAAF
  2. ^ 1995 World Championships Results - Hammer Throw - Men - Qualification - IAAF
  3. ^ Full Olympians
  4. ^ IAAF World Junior Championships - GBR Athletics
  5. ^ a b Central American and Caribbean Games - GBR Athletics
  6. ^ 1998 IAAF World Cup Official Results - Hammer Throw Men - Final - IAAF
  • 1926: Troadio Hernández (CUB)
  • 1930 – 1935: Francisco Robledo (MEX)
  • 1938: Bernabé Sánchez (CUB)
  • 1946: Francisco González (MEX)
  • 1950: Jaime Annexy (PUR)
  • 1954: Luis Betancourt (CUB)
  • 1959: Daniel Cereali (VEN)
  • 1962 – 1966: Enrique Samuells (CUB)
  • 1970: Víctor Suárez (CUB)
  • 1974: Pedro Garbey (CUB)
  • 1978: Armando Orozco (CUB)
  • 1982: Genovevo Morejón (CUB)
  • 1986: Vicente Sánchez (CUB)
  • 1990: Eladio Hernández (CUB)
  • 1993 – 1998: Alberto Sánchez (CUB)
  • 2002: Raúl Rivera (GUA)
  • 2006: Noleysi Bicet (CUB)
  • 2010: Aldo Bello (VEN)