Juan Martínez Brito (born May 17, 1958, in

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. His personal best is , thrown on May 21, 1983, in Havana. He won the British

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title in the discus throw event at the

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International competitions

References

* 1958 births Living people Athletes from Havana Cuban male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Cuban sportsmen 21st-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub