Manuel Martínez (athlete) explained

Manuel Martínez
Fullname:Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez
Nickname:Gentle Giant, Supermanolo
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:7 December 1974
Birth Place:León, Spain
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:140kg (310lb)
Country:Spain
Sport:Track and field
Event:Shot put
Club:C.D. Universidad León Atletismo
Coach:Carlos Burón
Retired:29 April 2011[1]
Pb:Indoor: 21.26m (69.75feet)
Outdoor: 21.47m (70.44feet) (2002)
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Manuel "Manolo" Martínez Gutiérrez (born December 7, 1974) is a retired Spanish shot putter. Nicknamed the "Gentle Giant", his personal best throw outdoors is 21.47 metres and he has an indoor best of 21.26 m. These marks are the Spanish national records for the event. His international career lasted from 1992 to 2011 and he earned national selection on 84 occasions – the most by any Spanish athlete.[2]

Born in León, Spain, he established himself as a junior athlete at the age of seventeen by winning the silver medal at the World Junior Championships and becoming the European Junior Champion the following year. His first major medals as a senior thrower came indoors when he won silver at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships and then secured the bronze at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[2]

His career highlights also came indoors, as he won at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and went on to take the gold medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships. He scored the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in May 2013 following an IAAF drug test disqualified the first-place participant.[2]

He represented Spain at the Olympics four times consecutively from 1996 to 2008, and also competed at five consecutive editions of the European Athletics Championships. He participated in the shot put at every World Championships in Athletics from 1993 to 2009, with the sole exception of the 1999 event.[2]

In other competitions, he was a two-time gold medallist at the Mediterranean Games (2001 and 2009), including a Games record of 21.03 m,[3] won gold at the 2001 Summer Universiade,[4] and won three titles at the Ibero-American Championships.[5] He was also the bronze medallist at the 2001 Goodwill Games, 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final, and 2005 European Indoor Championships.

Martínez improved Spanish national records on 31 occasions in his career. He won 16 consecutive outdoor national titles in the shot put from 1993 to 2008, and also won 15 indoor titles.[6] He competed domestically for C.D. Universidad León Atletismo and was coached by Carlos Burón.[7] Martínez retired from competitive athletics in April 2011.[2]

Outside of shot putting, he is an artist and an actor.[2] He starred in Estigmas, a film directed by Adán Aliaga and produced by Jaibo Films.[8] The film is adapted from Lorenzo Mattotti's comic, Stigmate.[9] He performed the role of Goliat in 2011 film El Capitán Trueno y el Santo Grial and the role of Tyson in the 2012 series La fuga.[10]

International performances

1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd17.49 m
World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea2nd18.14 m
1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain1st19.02 m
Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France5th18.59 m
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany11th19.03 m
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France4th19.85 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentinabgcolor=silver2nd18.70 m
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (q)18.53 m
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4th19.97 m
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden21st (q)18.50 m
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden7th19.50 m
Atlanta, United States15th (q)19.12 m
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th20.37 m
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th (q)19.61 m
UniversiadeCatania, Italy7th19.05 m
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6th20.09 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugalbgcolor=gold1st19.47 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany7th20.02 m
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan4th20.79 m
2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium2nd20.38 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st19.70 m
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia6th20.55 m
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rd20.67 m
European CupBremen, Germanybgcolor=gold1st21.03 m
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th20.91 m
UniversiadeBeijing, China1st20.16 m
Mediterranean GamesRadès, Tunisia1st21.03 m
Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia3rd20.44 m
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria1st21.26 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany5th20.45 m
World CupMadrid, Spain6th19.76 m
2003European Indoor CupLeipzig, Germanybgcolor=silver2nd19.60 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1st21.24 m
European CupFlorence, Italybgcolor=gold1st21.08 m
World ChampionshipsParis, France14th (q)19.78 m
World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco4th20.32 m
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th20.79 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spainbgcolor=gold1st20.59 m
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece3rd20.84 m
World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco3rd20.67 m
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rd20.51 m
European CupFlorence, Italybgcolor=silver2nd20.28 m
Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain2nd19.97 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (q)19.55 m
2006European Indoor CupLiévin, France3rd20.09 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5th20.43 m
European CupMálaga, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd20.58 m
European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th19.68 m
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany8th19.79 m
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom14th (q)18.73 m
Osaka, Japan—NM
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain13th (q)19.75 m
Olympic GamesBeijing, China19th (q)19.81 m
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy6th19.65 m
European Team ChampionshipsLeiria, Portugalbgcolor=silver2nd20.39 m
Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy1st20.30 m
Berlin, Germany18th (q)19.80 m
2010Barcelona, Spain23rd (q)18.08 m
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France19th (q)18.62 m

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manolo Martínez anunciará su retirada. Marca.
  2. http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/spains-former-world-and-european-indoor-champion-martinez-announces-his-retirement.html Spain’s former world and European indoor champion Martinez announces his retirement
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm Mediterranean Games
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgm.htm Summer Universiade
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/iac.htm Ibero-American Championships
  6. http://www.rfea.es/sirfea/ficheros/personas/almacen/martinezmanuel.pdf Manuel Martínez biografía
  7. http://www.rfea.es/web/noticias/desarrollo.asp?codigo=4639 Manuel Martínez anuncia su retirada
  8. Web site: Estigmas . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107112306/http://www.jaibofilms.com/content/view/66/93/ . dead . 2009-01-07 . 2008-08-10 .
  9. Web site: Estigmas Dossier . 2008-08-10.
  10. Web site: 'Supermán' Martínez se quita un peso de encima. Marca. 16 February 2012.

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