Maritza Martén García (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾitsa maɾˈten]; born August 17, 1963 in Havana) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of 70.68 m (231 ft 10+1⁄2 in) was achieved in 1992.
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Full name | Maritza Martén García | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | August 17, 1963 (1963-08-17) (age 59) Havana, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1982 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) |
Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | Shot | 14.10 m |
1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | Discus | 59.62 m |
Ibero-American Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | Shot put | 14.78 m | |
1st | Discus | 58.76 m | |||
1984 | Friendship Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | – | Discus | NM |
1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 1st | Discus | 66.66 m |
World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 3rd | Discus | 66.54 m[1] | |
1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 2nd | Discus | 63.24 m |
1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 1st | Discus | 65.58 m |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 9th | Discus | 62.00 m | |
1988 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | West Berlin, West Germany | 3rd | Discus | |
1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 3rd | Discus | 64.70 m |
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | Discus | 65.40 m[1] | |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 4th | Discus | 64.90 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | Discus | 62.40 m |
1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st[2] | Discus | 70.68 m |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | Discus | 70.06 m | |
World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Discus | 69.30 m[1] | |
1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Discus | 59.44 m |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | Discus | 64.62 m | |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Discus | 61.22 m |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | Discus | 64.36 m | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 16th | Discus | 60.08 m |
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Pan American Champions in women's discus throw | |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's discus throw | |
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Summer Universiade champions in women's discus throw | |
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