Guillermo Martínez (javelin thrower)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is López.

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

Guillermo Martínez

Martínez at the 2010 Bislett Games
Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Martínez López
Born	(1981-06-28) June 28, 1981 (age 43) Camagüey
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Medal record World Championships 2009 Berlin Javelin 2011 Daegu Javelin Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin 2011 Guadalajara Javelin
Updated on 27 December 2014

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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. 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillermo Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.