Mario Díaz (discus thrower) explained
| Mario Díaz |
| Birth Name: | Mario Alberto Díaz |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Discus throw |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1999 |
| Pb: | Discus: 65.21m (Havana, 2022) |
Mario Alberto Díaz (born 8 December 1999) is a Cuban discus thrower.[1]
Career
He set a 65.21 metres personal best for the discus throw in 2022. He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the men's discus throw, placing twenty second overall with a best throw of 60.83m.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas in August 2022 with a 62.31 metres throw.[3]
He won gold at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in July 2023 with a 62.57 metres throw.[4] He competed in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[5] [6] He finished fourth at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[7]
He was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Mario Diaz. 5 August 2024. World Athletics.
- Web site: Cuban discus thrower falls behind in Oregon 22. cubasi.cu. 5 August 2024. 18 July 2022.
- Web site: 5 September 2022. cunanews. Gold and bronze medals in the closing of the NACAC Athletics Championship.
- Web site: Mexico win women's foil and hockey golds to continue Central American and Caribbean Games success. Inside the Games. 5 August 2024. Patrick. Burke. 5 July 2023.
- Web site: More than a dozen star athletics to Europe with an eye on Budapest-2023. radiohc. 5 August 2024. Ed. Newman. 13 July 2023.
- Web site: Cuba announces selection of 21 athletes to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. radiorebelde. 5 August 2024. 7 August 2023.
- Web site: Men's Discus Throw Results - Pan American Games Santiago 2023. Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. 30 October 2023.
- Web site: Cuba with 62 athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. rsdiohc. 5 August 2024. 7 July 2024.
