Alberto Sánchez (hammer Thrower)
Alberto Sánchez Escobar (born 2 February 1973 in Santiago de Cuba) 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 and 1995. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He competed as a guest athlete in the under-20 section of the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

Santiago De Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over , and contains the communities of Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Daiquirí, El Caney, El Cobre, El Cristo, Guilera, Leyte Vidal, Moncada and Siboney. Historically Santiago de Cuba was the second-most important city on the island after Havana, and remains the second-largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and an important sea port. In the 2012 population census, the city of Santiago de Cuba recorded a population of 431,272 people. History Santiago de Cuba was the fifth village founded by Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on July 25, 1515. The settlement was destroyed by fire in 1516, and was immediately rebuilt. This was the starting point of the expeditions led by Juan de Grijalba and Hernán Cortés to the ...
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1993 Central American And Caribbean Championships In Athletics
The 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia between 30 July − 1 August. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table See also *1993 in athletics (track and field) External linksMen Results– GBR Athletics
– GBR Athletics {{Central American and Caribbean Championships Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics 1993 in athletics (track and field), Central American and Caribbean Championships Sport in Cali International athletics competitions hosted by Colombia 1993 in Colombian sport, Central ...
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1996 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''VII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the seventh edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque in Medellín, Colombia from 9–12 May.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2012-01-04. The competition was held at an altitude of 1480 metres above sea level, which served to raise performances in most athletic events, bar the long-distance running contests. Eleven championships records were improved during the three-day competition which comprised 42 events; there were 22 men's events and 20 women's events (with equal programmes bar the men's steeplechase and pole vault). Two national records were broken at the event: Costa Rica's Alex Foster beat the 110 metres hurdles record, while decathlon runner-up Alejandro Cárdenas set a Mexican record of 7614 points. Cuba sent a full strength delegation and won almost half the event ...
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1995 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Hammer Throw
These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1992 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Barcelona) * 1994 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki) * 1995 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 1996 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Atlanta) * 1998 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Budapest) References Resultshammerthrow.wzDie Leichtathletik-Statistik-Seite {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's hammer throw Hammer A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an i ...
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Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes th ...
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Athletics At The 1995 Pan American Games – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 1995 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Atletico "Justo Roman" on 25 March. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammer Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a shortening of "Mar del Rio de la Plata," and has the meaning of "sea of the Rio de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region". Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 614,350 as per the , it is the 5th largest city in Argentina. Economy As part of the Argentine recreational coast, tourism is Mar del Plata's main economic activity with seven million tourists visiting the city in 2006. Mar del Plata has a sophisticated tourist infrastructure with numerous hotels, restaurants, casinos, theatres and other tourist attractions. Mar del Plata is also an important sports centre with a multi-purpose Olympic style stadium (first used for the 1978 W ...
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Athletics At The 1995 Pan American Games
The Athletics Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between 17 and 25 March. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations ReferencesGBR Athletics {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1995 Pan American Games 1995 Athletics Pan American Games 1995 Pan American Games File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

Athletics At The 1993 Central American And Caribbean Games – Results
These are the full results of the athletics competition at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games which took place between 23 and 28 November 1993, at the Estadio Francisco Montaner in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Men's results 100 meters Heats – 23 NovemberWind:Heat 1: -0.04 m/s, Heat 2: -1.22 m/s, Heat 3: -1.34 m/s Final – 24 NovemberWind: -1.68 m/s 200 meters Heats – 25 NovemberWind:Heat 1: +1.43 m/s, Heat 2: +1.39 m/s, Heat 3: +1.53 m/s Final – 27 NovemberWind: +1.30 m/s 400 meters Heats – 24 November Final – 25 November 800 meters Heats – 27 November Final – 28 November 1500 meters 24 November 5000 meters 25 November 10,000 meters 25 November Marathon 28 November 110 meters hurdles 24 NovemberWind: -1.69 m/s 400 meters hurdles Heats – 27 November Final – 28 November 3000 meters steeplechase 28 November 4 × 100 meters relay 25 November 4 × 400 meters relay 28 November 20 ...
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Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1692Some publications/reporters have erroneously stated Ponce's date of founding as 12 December 1692 (see, for example, Jose Fernandez-Colon, The Associated Press, at "Noticias Online" on 24 January 2009, a''Noticias Puerto Rico.''Accessed 23 March 2019.) Another incorrect date sometimes found is 12 September 1692 (See, for example, Jorge L. Perez (El Nuevo Dia) and Jorge Figueroa (Ponce Municipal Historian), a''Historic Buildings and Structures in Ponce, Puerto Rico.'' at the text accompanying Drawing #20, titled "Tumba de los Bomberos". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. 2019. Accessed 4 February 2019. See als''Mapa de Municipios y Barrios: Ponce, Memoria Numero 27.'' Gobierno del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta d ...
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1993 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held 19–30 November 1993, and included 3,570 athletes from 31 nations. History of the 1993 Games Organization and planning The city of Ponce hosted the seventeenth CACG less than three years after the Sixteenth Games in Mexico City. The ODECABE staff developed a more close working relationship with the Games organizers in Puerto Rico to carry out the Games in the context of the commemorative celebrations of the discovery of Puerto Rico exactly 500 years earlier to the opening ceremony day, in 1493. The Games were due to take place in 1994, but were anticipated for 1993 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Island by the Spaniards. Historic coincidence Exactly five centuries before the Ponce '93 Games, the island of Puerto Rico had been discovered by the Spaniards and in 1993 the city of Ponce became the second city in Puerto Rico to host t ...
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