Lois Maikel Martínez González (born 3 June 1981 in Havana) is a male discus thrower from Cuba. In 2015, he changed his allegiance to Spain.[1] His personal best throw is 67.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Havana.[3]
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Full name | Lois Maikel Martínez González | ||||||||||||||
Born | Havana, Cuba[1] | 3 June 1981||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (269 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | Playas de Castellón[2] | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Antonio Simarro | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on 23 May 2013 |
Career
editHe finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without qualifying for the final round.[3] On the regional level he won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games[4] and the silver medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.[5] He became Cuban champion in 2002 and 2006, having a rivalry with Alexis Elizalde and Frank Casañas.[6]
Achievements
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Lois Maikel Martínez, nuevo discóbolo español". The Wang Connection (in Spanish). Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ RFEA profile
- ^ a b Lois Maikel Martínez at World Athletics
- ^ "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Cuban Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
Other sources
edit- Así lleva el confinamiento Lois Maikel en somosatletismo.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lois Maikel Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- López Dot, Jordi (7 July 2010), MITING CIUTAT DE MATARO-CAMPIONAT DE CATALUNYA ABSOLUT OPEN/Lois Maikel Martinez 675A0794.JPG (in Catalan), Federació Catalana d'Atletisme, archived from the original on 12 August 2010, retrieved 11 April 2012
External links
edit- Lois Maikel Martínez at World Athletics
- Lois Maikel Martínez at Diamond League
- Lois Maikel Martínez at Olympics.com
- Lois Maikel Martínez at Olympedia
- Lois Maikel Martínez González at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)