Lázaro Martínez (triple jumper)

Lázaro Martínez Santray (born 3 November 1997) is a Cuban athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump. He is a former World Junior Championship record holder for the triple jump with an attempt of 17.13 m jumped at the 2014 edition in Eugene, Oregon, and also holds the former world youth best in the triple jump, with an attempt of 17.24 m jumped in Havana. Martínez won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the triple jump event.

Lázaro Martínez
Martínez at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameLázaro Martínez Santray
Born (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27)
Guantanamo, Cuba
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 17.28 m
(Camagüey, 2018)
Long jump: 7.19 m
(Havana, 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Triple jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Triple jump
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Oregon Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bydgoszcz Triple jump
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Donetsk Triple jump
Updated on 18 March 2022

Early life

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Martínez was born to former 400 metres runner Isabel Contreras. He initially practised several sports, including basketball and judo, until he was about 10 years old. It was his mother who encouraged him to take up athletics and linked him up with a friend and coach.

Martínez has stated that he initially did not like athletics, but after doing a test with the said coach he was told he had the potential to enter the provincial sports school. He began specialising in the jumps under the supervision of coach Manuel Guilarte, whom he credits for instilling in him the love of athletics.[1]

Career

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At the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Martínez equalled the World Youth Championship record set by compatriot Héctor Dairo Fuentes in 2005 with an attempt of 16.63 m in the fourth round, earning him his first major gold medal.

Martínez's record-breaking continued into 2014, as he jumped a world youth best of 17.24 m in front of a home crowd in the Cuban capital Havana. He then broke the World Junior Championship record twice at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, jumping 17.08 m with a 0.6 m/s headwind on his first attempt and 17.13 m with a 0.7 m/s headwind on his second attempt. He became the fourth Cuban world junior champion in the triple jump after Yoelbi Quesada in 1992, René Hernández in 1996, Arnie David Giralt in 2002 and Pedro Pablo Pichardo in 2012.[1][2]

Personal bests

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Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
Triple jump 17.24 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)   La Habana 1 Feb 2014
Indoor
Triple jump 17.64 m   Belgrade 18 Mar 2022

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
Representing   Cuba
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 1st Triple jump 16.63 m (wind: +1.8 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st Triple jump 16.49 m (wind: +1.8 m/s) A
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 1st Triple jump 17.13 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 3rd Triple jump 16.53 m A (wind: -0.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 2nd Triple jump 16.91 m A (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Triple jump 17.06 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th Triple jump 16.68 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th Triple jump 16.25 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Triple jump 17.64 m
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st Triple jump 17.30 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 5th (q) Triple jump 17.06 m1
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Triple jump 17.51 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Triple jump 17.41 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Triple jump 17.19 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th Triple jump 16.69 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 8th Triple jump 17.34 m

1No mark in the final

References

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  1. ^ a b c Javier Clavelo Robinson (27 July 2014). "Report: Men's triple jump – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014". IAAF. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Cuban Lazaro Martinez Wins Triple Jump Championship". Prensa Latina. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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Records
Preceded by World youth record holderBoys' triple jump
1 February 2014 – 14 July 2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by World Junior Championship record holderMen's triple jump
27 July 2014 – 14 July 2018
Succeeded by