Alexis Elizalde Estévez (born September 19, 1967, in Havana) is a Cuban retired discus thrower. His personal best throw is , which he achieved in August 1998 at the Central American and Caribbean Games. He represented his country twice at the

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, in 1996 and 2000, and was a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1993, 1995 and 1997). Elizalde's highest honour was a gold medal at the

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. He was twice a silver medallist at the

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(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

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and a bronze medal at the

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International competitions

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Central American and Caribbean Games
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– GBR Athletics 1967 births Living people Athletes from Havana Cuban male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba Universiade bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub