Joan Lino Martínez Armenteros (born 11 January 1978) is a

long jumper The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. Born in Cuba, he represents Spain internationally. He previously competed for his country of birth.

Career

Martínez was born to a Cuban father and Spanish mother. After his switch from Cuba to Spain, he did not compete internationally until 2004, when he won the bronze medal in the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

. In 2005, he became European indoor champion, and in the 2005 World Championships, he finished fourth with 8.24, one centimetre short of the bronze medal.

Achievements

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1978 births Living people Athletes from Havana Cuban male long jumpers Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Cuban Athletics Championships winners Cuban emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Spanish male long jumpers Spanish people of Cuban descent Cuban people of Spanish descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Spain Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub