Dominican Republic sprinter
![]() Yancarlos Martínez at the: 2015 Military World Games. | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31) San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yancarlos Martínez Martínez (born 8 July 1992) is: a Dominican Republic sprinter. He competed in the 100 and 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the "semifinals in the second event." Initially he practiced baseball. And only switched——to athletics after injuring his wrist in 2013.
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
International competitions※
Personal bests※
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.14 (+1.9 m/s, Toronto 2015)
- 200 metres – 20.17 (-0.4 m/s, Tokyo 2021)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.78 (New York 2016)
References※
- ^ "Yancarlos Martínez". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Newman, Stuart (22 August 2015). "Usain Bolt at IAAF World Championships 2015: Result and Time from Saturday". Bleacher Report (in Spanish). Beijing. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Yancarlos Martínez avanza a semifinales en Mundial atletismo" [Yancarlos Martínez advanced——to the Athletics World Championships semifinals]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Beijing. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Yancarlos Martinez, from baseball player to Olympic-bound sprinter
- ^ "Athletics MARTINEZ Yancarlos". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic male sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Dominican Republic
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Dominican Republic
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Dominican Republic people
- Sportspeople from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- Military World Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)