Mario Díaz (discus thrower)
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| Birth name | Mario Alberto Díaz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 65.21m (Havana, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mario Alberto Díaz (born 8 December 1999) is a Cuban discus thrower.[1]
Career
[edit]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 competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mario Diaz". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Cuban discus thrower falls behind in Oregon 22". cubasi.cu. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Gold and bronze medals in the closing of the NACAC Athletics Championship". cunanews. 5 September 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (5 July 2023). "Mexico win women's foil and hockey golds to continue Central American and Caribbean Games success". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Newman, Ed (13 July 2023). "More than a dozen star athletics to Europe with an eye on Budapest-2023". radiohc. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Cuba announces selection of 21 athletes to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest". radiorebelde. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Discus Throw Results - Pan American Games Santiago 2023". Watch Athletics. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Cuba with 62 athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". rsdiohc. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
