Lois Maikel Martínez González (born 3 June 1981 in Havana) is a male discus thrower from Cuba. In 2015, he changed his allegiance to Spain. His personal best throw is 67.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Havana.
Career He finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without qualifying for the final round. On the regional level he won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and the silver medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He became Cuban champion in 2002 and 2006, having a rivalry with Alexis Elizalde and Frank Casañas.
Achievements Representing 1996Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)San Salvador, El Salvador5thShot put (5 kg)13.41 m1stDiscus throw (1.5 kg)47.58 m1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France12th (q)Discus throw47.59 m2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago de Chile, Chile6thDiscus throw56.94 m2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rdDiscus throw61.36 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France12th (q)Discus throw57.87 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain2ndDiscus throw62.08 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece29thDiscus throw57.18 m2005ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba1stDiscus throw61.31 mCentral American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2ndDiscus throw59.35 mRepresenting 2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China28th (q)Discus throw58.01 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands12thDiscus throw59.27 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil27th (q)Discus throw59.42 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain5thDiscus throw58.61 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany24th (q)Discus throw54.56 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan30th (q)Discus throw54.69 m2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain4thDiscus throw56.35 m
References
Other sources Así lleva el confinamiento Lois Maikel en somosatletismo.com
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