Alberto Sánchez (athlete)

Alberto Sánchez Escobar (born 2 February 1973 in Santiago de Cuba)^[1] 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^[2] and 1995.^[3] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[4]

He competed as a guest athlete in the under-20 section of the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Havana and placed third in 56.40 m, behind the two selected Cuban throwers.

International competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1991	Pan American Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	63.52 m
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	69.78 m[5]
1993	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	74.98 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	19th (q)	71.00 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	72.20 m CR[6]
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	73.94 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	NM
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	73.62 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (q)	74.82 m
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	72.10 m
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	76.18 m CR
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	74.25 m CR
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	4th	73.71 m[7]
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	4th	69.37 m

References

External links

• Alberto Sánchez profile at IAAF