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Wilfredo Martínez | |
Fullname: | Wilfredo Yaniel Martínez Caraballoso |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1985 |
Birth Place: | Marianao, La Habana |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 83kg (183lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Updated: | 22 May 2013 |
Wilfredo Yaniel Martínez Caraballoso (pronounced as /es/; born 9 January 1985 in Marianao, La Habana) is a Cuban long jumper.
His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cali. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2016 he was disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for doping, and his result was annulled after his 2008 sample was re-tested and failed.[1]
Outdoor
Indoor
Representing | ||||||
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2003 | Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Long jump | 7.70 m (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
4th | Triple jump | 15.49 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) | ||||
2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 7.67 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | Long jump | 7.56 m w (wind: +3.3 m/s) | ||
2006 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Long jump | 8.03 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Long jump | 8.17 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 7.92 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 s | ||||
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 8th | Long jump | 7.72 m | |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Long jump | 8.31 m A (wind: +1.6 m/s) | ||
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | Long jump | |||
2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 8.05 m w (wind: +4.2 m/s) |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | – | Long jump | NM | ||
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | Long jump | NM | |
Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | Long jump | 8.04 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) |