Joan Lino Martínez Explained

Joan Lino Martínez
Fullname:Joan Lino Martínez Armenteros
Birth Date:1978 1, df=y
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Nationality:Cuban, Spanish
Country:Cuba, Spain

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

Representing
1996Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.46 m
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay40.11 s
World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia7thLong jump7.59 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.31 s
1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela3rdLong jump8.09 m
2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdLong jump7.71 m
Representing
2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spainbgcolor=gold1stLong jump8.26 m
Athens, Greecebgcolor=CC9966 3rdLong jump8.32 m (1.3 m/s)
2005Madrid, Spain1stLong jump8.37 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4thLong jump8.24 m w   (2.9 m/s)
2006Gothenburg, Sweden14thLong jump7.83 m w (2.1 m/s)
2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain2ndLong jump7.68 m
Barcelona, Spain23rdLong jump7.63 m

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