Alexis Elizalde

Alexis Elizalde Estévez (born September 19, 1967, in Havana) is a Cuban retired discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in), which he achieved in August 1998 at the Central American and Caribbean Games. He represented his country twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000, and was a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1993, 1995 and 1997).

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

Elizalde's highest honour was a gold medal at the 1993 Summer Universiade. He was twice a silver medallist at the Pan American Games (1995 and 1999) and also won two Central American and Caribbean Games titles during his career. Among his other major medals was a silver at the 1994 IAAF World Cup and a bronze medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1986 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)		 Mexico City, Mexico 2nd Discus 48.96 m A
World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 15th (q) Discus 47.78 m
1991 World Student Games Sheffield, United Kingdom 3rd Discus 59.04 m
1993 World Student Games Buffalo, United States 1st Discus 62.98 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th (q) Discus 60.76 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st Discus 61.24 m
1994 World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd Discus 61.50 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th Discus 63.28 m
Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd Discus 62.00 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 9th Discus 62.70 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 7th (q) Discus 61.48 m
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st Discus 65.00 m PB
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 2nd Discus 61.99 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 20th Discus 61.13 m

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