Guillermo Martínez
Martínez at the 2010 Bislett Games
Personal information
Full nameGuillermo Martínez López
Born (1981-06-28) June 28, 1981
Camagüey
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
EventJavelin
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 BerlinJavelin
Bronze medal – third place2011 DaeguJavelin
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroJavelin
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraJavelin
Updated on 27 December 2014.

Guillermo Martínez López (born 28 June 1981 in Camagüey) is a Cuban javelin thrower.

In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships.[1] He also won the gold medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games[2] and the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games

His personal best throw is 87.20 metres, achieved in October 2011 in Guadalajara.[1]

Personal best

  • Javelin throw: 87.20 m – Guadalajara, Mexico, 28 October 2011

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Cuba
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 72.68 m
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 1st 84.91 m
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 83.02 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 77.66 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 9th 82.03 m
2009 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 1st 80.14 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 82.16 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 86.41 m
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 1st 81.71 m
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 81.55 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 84.30 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 1st 87.20 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 16th (q) 80.06 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th (q) 79.67 m
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 4th 77.20 m A
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 1st 79.27 m A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 8th 74.79 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 78.15 m

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2002 - 75.90
  • 2003 - 75.35
  • 2004 - 81.45
  • 2005 - 84.06
  • 2006 - 87.17
  • 2007 - 85.93
  • 2009 - 86.41
  • 2010 - 86.38
  • 2011 - 87.20
  • 2012 - 82.72
  • 2013 - 85.59
  • 2014 - 79.27
  • 2015 - 75.60

References

  1. 1 2 Guillermo Martínez at World Athletics
  2. ↑ "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's javelin throw final" (in Spanish). 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games organising committee. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2009.


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