Juan Vicente Matala
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Equatoguinean |
| Born | 27 July 1969 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 200 metres |
Juan Vicente Matala (born 27 July 1969) is an Equatoguinean sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
Matala was a Equatorial Guinean leader over three distances in 1991. On 21 July, he ran the top 200 and 400 metres times of 22.51 and 55.66 seconds respectively at a meeting in Malabo. He later ran the top 100 metres time of 11.25 seconds on 1 September 1991 also in Malabo.[2] On 23 February 1992, Matala won a 100 metres competition in Equatorial Guinea. His time of 11.84 seconds won by one hundredth of a second.[3]
Matala was seeded in the 8th 200 metres heat at the 1992 Olympics.[4] He was disqualified.[5]
At the Olympics, Matala was visited by an athletics team to exchange impressions.[6]
At another meeting in 1992, Matala ran 23.4 seconds for 200 metres.[7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Vicente Matala Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "El Patio Numero 9" (PDF). core.ac.uk (in Spanish).
- ^ "El Patio Numero 14" (PDF). core.ac.uk (in Spanish).
- ^ Juan Vicente Matala at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ Juan Vicente Matala at World Athletics
- ^ "Ecos de tam-tam" (in Spanish). WA ya Ma, S.L. p. 35.
- ^ Juan Vicente Matala at Olympedia