Militza Castro Morales (born March 13, 1976) is a retired female track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during her career.

Militza Castro
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Puerto Rico
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Port of Spain 400 m
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1992 Tegucigalpa 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1992 Tegucigalpa 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Tegucigalpa 200 m

She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside Sandra Moya, Beatriz Cruz and Maritza Salas. Castro ran the first leg in the heat 2 race.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Puerto Rico
1990 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-17)
Havana, Cuba 8th 200 m 25.86   (0.2 m/s)
5th (h) 400 m 66.17
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:58.88
1992 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-17)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 3rd 200 m 25.2   (-0.1 m/s)
1st 400 m 56.6
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.7
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 6th 400 m 56.55
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.51
1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior
Championships (U-20)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd 400 m 54.0
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 15th (sf) 200 m 24.62 (+1.0 m/s)
27th (h) 400 m 56.16
1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.07
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.34
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.75
Universiade Palma, Spain 7th 4 × 100 m relay 45.49
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.30 NR
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th 400 m 54.08
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.81 NR
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.26
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.94
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 8th 400 m 53.56
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 3:33.35
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.28
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 7th 200 m 24.42   (-2.2 m/s)
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd 200 m 23.46   (0.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.50 NR
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 5th 200 metres 23.67
4th 4 × 100 m relay 45.05

References

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