Alberto Sánchez Escobar (born 2 February 1973 in

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) is a retired

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hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

er, whose personal best throw is 77.78 metres, which he achieved in May 1998 in

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. He competed twice at the World Championships without reaching the final; in

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and

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. He competed at the

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.Full Olympians
/ref> He competed as a guest athlete in the under-20 section of the

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and placed third in 56.40 m, behind the two selected Cuban throwers.

International competition record

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* 1973 births Living people Cuban male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes from Santiago de Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub