Alberto Sánchez (athlete)
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
- ^ 1993 World Championships Results - Hammer Throw - Men - Qualification - IAAF
- ^ 1995 World Championships Results - Hammer Throw - Men - Qualification - IAAF
- ^ Full Olympians
- ^ IAAF World Junior Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ a b Central American and Caribbean Games - GBR Athletics
- ^ 1998 IAAF World Cup Official Results - Hammer Throw Men - Final - IAAF
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- 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)
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Persondata |
Name |
Sanchez, Alberto |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor |
Date of birth |
2 February 1973 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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Place of death |
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