Maritza Martén García (; born August 17, 1963) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of was achieved in 1992.
International competitions Representing 1982Central American and Caribbean JuniorChampionships (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados2ndShot14.10 m1983Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stDiscus59.62 mIbero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1stShot put14.78 m1stDiscus58.76 m1984Friendship GamesPrague, Czechoslovakia –DiscusNM1985UniversiadeKobe, Japan 1stDiscus66.66 mWorld Cup Canberra, Australia 3rdDiscus66.54 m1986Central American and Caribbean GamesSantiago, Dominican Republic 2ndDiscus63.24 m1987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States 1stDiscus65.58 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy9thDiscus62.00 m1988IAAF Grand Prix FinalWest Berlin, West Germany3rdDiscus1989UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany 3rdDiscus64.70 mWorld Cup Barcelona, Spain 3rdDiscus65.40 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States4thDiscus64.90 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan10thDiscus62.40 m1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain1stGuest performance out of competitionDiscus70.68 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 1stDiscus70.06 mWorld Cup Havana, Cuba 1stDiscus69.30 mRepresenting the Americas1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany4thDiscus64.62 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico 2ndDiscus59.44 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina 1stDiscus61.22 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thDiscus64.36 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States16thDiscus60.08 m
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