Cuban athlete (born 1999)
Mario Díaz
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| Birth name | Mario Alberto Díaz |
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| Born | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| 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
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]
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