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Mario Díaz
Personal information
Birth nameMario Alberto Díaz
Born (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus: 65.21m (Havana, 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Freeport Discus throw
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Discus throw

Mario Alberto Díaz (born 8 December 1999) is a Cuban discus thrower.

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. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas in August 2022 with a 62.31 metres throw.

He won gold at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in July 2023 with a 62.57 metres throw. He competed in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. He finished fourth at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.

References

  1. "Mario Diaz". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. "Cuban discus thrower falls behind in Oregon 22". cubasi.cu. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. "Gold and bronze medals in the closing of the NACAC Athletics Championship". cunanews. 5 September 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. Newman, Ed (13 July 2023). "More than a dozen star athletics to Europe with an eye on Budapest-2023". radiohc. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. "Cuba announces selection of 21 athletes to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest". radiorebelde. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. "Men's Discus Throw Results - Pan American Games Santiago 2023". Watch Athletics. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. "Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. "Cuba with 62 athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". rsdiohc. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's discus throw
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