Yancarlos Martínez
Appearance
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Born | 8 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yaseen Pérez | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yancarlos Martínez Martínez (born 8 July 1992) is a Dominican Republic sprinter.[1] He competed in the 100[2] and 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals in the second event.[3][4] Initially he practiced baseball, and only switched to athletics after injuring his wrist in 2013.[5]
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.14 (+1.9 m/s, Toronto 2015)
- 200 metres – 20.19 (+0.3 m/s, Rio de Janeiro 2016)
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
External links
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 of 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