Lázaro Martínez (triple jumper)
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| Full name | Lázaro Martínez Santray | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
3 November 1997 Guantánamo, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump, long jump | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
Triple jump: 17.24 m (Havana, 2014) Long jump: 7.19 m (Havana, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 27 December 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lázaro Martínez Santray (born 3 November 1997 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump. He is the current World Junior Championship record holder for the triple jump with an attempt of 17.13 m jumped at the 2014 edition in Eugene, Oregon, and also holds the current world youth best in the triple jump, with an attempt of 17.24 m jumped in Havana.[2]
Early life
Martínez was born to former 400 metres runner Isabel Contreras. He initially practised several sports, including basketball and judo, until he was about 10 years old. It was his mother who encouraged him to take up athletics and linked him up with a friend and coach.
Martínez has stated that he initially did not like athletics, but after doing a test with the said coach he was told he had the potential to enter the provincial sports school. He began specialising in the jumps under the supervision of coach Manuel Guilarte, whom he credits for instilling in him the love of athletics.[1]
Career
At the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Martínez equalled the World Youth Championship record set by compatriot Héctor Dairo Fuentes in 2005 with an attempt of 16.63 m in the fourth round, earning him his first major gold medal.
Martínez's record-breaking continued into 2014, as he jumped a world youth best of 17.24 m in front of a home crowd in the Cuban capital Havana. He then broke the World Junior Championship record twice at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, jumping 17.08 m with a 0.6 m/s headwind on his first attempt and 17.13 m with a 0.7 m/s headwind on his second attempt. He became the fourth Cuban world junior champion in the triple jump after Yoelbi Quesada in 1992, René Hernández in 1996, Arnie David Giralt in 2002 and Pedro Pablo Pichardo in 2012.[1][3]
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor | |||
| Triple jump | 17.24 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |  La Habana | 1 Feb 2014 |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 16.49 m (wind: +1.8 m/s) A | |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 1st | Triple jump | 17.13 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.53 m A (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.91 m A (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Triple jump | 17.06 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | Triple jump | 16.68 m | |
References
- 1 2 3 Javier Clavelo Robinson (27 July 2014). "Report: Men's triple jump – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014". IAAF. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Lázaro Martínez Santray (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved December 27, 2014
- ↑ "Cuban Lazaro Martinez Wins Triple Jump Championship". Prensa Latina. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
- Lázaro Martínez profile at IAAF
- Lázaro Martínez profile at All-Athletics.com
- Tilastopaja biography
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Gu Junjie |
World youth record holder – Boys' triple jump 1 February 2014–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Yoelbi Quesada |
World Junior Championship record holder – Men's triple jump 27 July 2014–present |
Incumbent |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Latario Collie-Minns |
World Youth Champion – Boys' triple jump 13 July 2013–present |
Succeeded by Cristian Atanay Nápoles |
| Preceded by Pedro Pablo Pichardo |
World Junior Champion – Men's triple jump 27 July 2014–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |