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Maritza Martén

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Maritza Martén García (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾitsa maɾˈten]; born August 17, 1963, in Havana) 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 70.68 m (231 ft 10+1⁄2 in) was achieved in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maritza Martén is the 2,362nd most popular athlete (down from 2,342nd in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maritza Martén ranks 2,362 out of 6,025Before her are Ace Rusevski, Bjørn Hasløv, Roger Verey, John McLean, Natalya Lebedeva, and Pete George. After her are Gerry Ashworth, Randy Williams, Udham Singh, Agafia Constantin, Hellen Obiri, and Liliya Nurutdinova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Maritza Martén ranks 555Before her are Lysette Anthony, Gert-Jan Theunisse, Ghada Amer, Liu Huan, Paweł Kukiz, and Kayhan Kalhor. After her are Liliya Nurutdinova, Charlot Salwai, Gintautas Umaras, Paulinho McLaren, Brian Boitano, and Rich Moore.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Maritza Martén ranks 164 out of 300Before her are Alejandro Mayorkas (1959), Regla Torres (1975), Oscar Nunez (1958), Manuel Chorens (1916), Roberto Balado (1969), and Carmen Reinhart (1955). After her are Carlos Gutierrez (1953), Armando Martínez (1961), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (1952), Hipólito Ramos (1956), Melissa Vargas (1999), and Ángel Herrera Vera (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Maritza Martén ranks 9Before her are Iván Pedroso (1972), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), María Caridad Colón (1958), Alejandro Casañas (1954), Silvio Leonard (1955), and Roberto Hernández (1967). After her are Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), Ariel Hernández (1970), Luis Delís (1957), Estela Rodríguez (1967), Dayron Robles (1986), and Anier García (1976).