Juan Martínez Brito

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Juan Martínez Brito
Personal information
Born (1958-05-17) May 17, 1958
Guanabacoa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba[1]
OccupationDiscus thrower
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight269 lb (122 kg)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Cuba
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas Discus throw
1991 Havana Discus throw

Juan Martínez Brito (born May 17, 1958, in Guanabacoa, Havana[1]) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best is 70.00 m (229 ft 7+3⁄4 in), thrown on May 21, 1983, in Havana.

He won the British AAA Championships title in the discus throw event at the 1985 AAA Championships.[2][3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Cuba
1976 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20) 		Xalapa, Mexico 1st Shot put 15.98m A
1st Discus throw 53.98m A
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 3rd Discus throw 62.82 m
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th Discus throw 64.26 m
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 3rd Discus throw 62.04 m
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd Discus throw 66.04 m
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 3rd Discus throw 63.02 m
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 2nd Discus throw 62.30 m
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 4th Discus throw 62.56 m
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd Discus throw 63.72 m A
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 3rd Discus throw 63.52 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (q) Discus throw 59.98 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 1st Discus throw 63.02 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6th Discus throw 62.64 m

References

  1. ^ a b Profile at sportsreference.com
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2025.


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