Juan Martínez Brito

Juan Martínez Brito

Personal information
Born	(1958-05-17) May 17, 1958 Guanabacoa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba[1]
Occupation	Discus thrower
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	269 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 was the winner at the AAA Championships in 1985.^[2]

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	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	Discus throw	62.04 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	Discus throw	64.26 m
1984	Friendship Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	2nd	Discus throw	66.04 m
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	2nd	Discus throw	62.30 m
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	Discus	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	63.02 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	Discus throw	62.64 m

References

• Juan Martínez Brito profile at IAAF