Cuban discus thrower (born 1963)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Martén and the second or maternal family name is
García .
Maritza Martén García (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾitsa maɾˈten] 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.
International competitions [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Cuba 1982 Central American and Caribbean Junior 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 World Championships Stuttgart , Germany 4th Discus 64.62 m Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd Discus 59.44 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
^ a b c Representing the Americas ^ Guest performance out of competition
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