Alberto Sánchez (hammer thrower)

Alberto Sánchez Escobar (born 2 February 1973 in Santiago de Cuba)[1] is a retired Cuban hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 77.78 metres, which he achieved in May 1998 in Havana. He competed twice at the World Championships without reaching the final; in 1993[2] and 1995.[3] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]

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

He competed as a guest athlete in the under-20 section of the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Havana and placed third in 56.40 m, behind the two selected Cuban throwers.

International competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Cuba
1991 Pan American Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 1st 63.52 m
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 2nd 69.78 m[5]
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 7th 72.24 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 74.98 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th (q) 71.00 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 72.20 m CR[6]
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 73.94 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — NM
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st 73.62 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 13th (q) 74.82 m
1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 72.10 m
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 76.18 m CR
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 74.25 m CR
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 4th 73.71 m[7]
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4th 69.37 m

References
  1. sports-reference
  2. 1993 World Championships Results - Hammer Throw - Men - Qualification - IAAF
  3. 1995 World Championships Results - Hammer Throw - Men - Qualification - IAAF
  4. Full Olympians
  5. IAAF World Junior Championships - GBR Athletics
  6. Central American and Caribbean Games - GBR Athletics
  7. Representing the Americas


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