David Gómez Martínez (born February 13, 1981, in O Rosal, Pontevedra) is a Spanish decathlete.[1] He is a two-time national junior champion, an eleven-time national senior champion, and a two-time Olympian. He also won two silver medals for the decathlon at the 2000 IAAF World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile, and at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[2][3]
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| Full name | David Gómez Martínez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1981 O Rosal, Pontevedra, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://davidgomezmartinez.es | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Celta de Vigo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jesus Lence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Decathlon: 7,904 points (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2004, Gomez set both his personal best and a championship record of 7,904 points, by winning the gold medal at the Ibero-American Championships in Huelva. Shortly after his first international success, Gomez was eventually selected to compete for Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-fifth in the men's decathlon event, with a solid score of 7,865 points.[4]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gomez competed for the second time in men's decathlon, despite having a serious physical injury. During the competition, he set seasonal bests in the 100 metres (11.12 seconds), discus throw (40.17 m), and javelin throw (62.22 m), as well as his personal best in the 1500 metres (4:30.74). Gomez, however, failed to clear a height in the pole vault, which cost him a chance for a medal. In the end, he finished abruptly in twenty-fifth place, with a total score of 6,876 points.[5]
Gomez is a full-time member of Club Atletico Celta de Vigo in Vigo, Spain, being currently coached and trained by Jesus Lence.
Personal bests
edit| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
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| 100 metres | 10.95 | Alhama de Murcia | June 3, 2000 |
| 400 metres | 47.81 | Santiago | October 18, 2000 |
| 1500 metres | 4:24.55 | Santiago | October 19, 2000 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.09 | Málaga | July 23, 2005 |
| Long jump | 7.43 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | July 26, 2008 |
| High jump | 1.97 | Vigo | July 6, 2012 |
| Pole vault | 4.62 | Vigo | July 7, 2012 |
| Shot put | 14.57 | Athens | August 23, 2004 |
| Discus throw | 42.54 | Cartagena | July 18, 2004 |
| Javelin throw | 66.99 | Vigo | April 23, 2005 |
| Decathlon | 7940 | Huelva | August 7, 2004 |
| Heptathlon (indoor) | 5434 | Vilafranca | February 2, 2001 |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Gómez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's decathlon final". IAAF. 18 October 2000. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Spain finishes second at Ibero-American Championships". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Spain sends largest ever team to Athens". IAAF. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Decathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links
edit- David Gómez at World Athletics
- Official website (in Spanish)
- David Gómez on Twitter
- David Gómez on Facebook
- David Gómez Martínez at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Profile – Celta de Vigo (in Spanish)
- David Gomez at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2012)
- David Gomez at Olympics.com
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