About Wilfredo Martínez
Born 1985. Wilfredo Martínez is a Cuban athletics competitor.
Wilfredo Yaniel Martínez Caraballoso (; born 9 January 1985 in Marianao, La Habana) is a Cuban long jumper.
Career His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cali. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2016 he was disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for doping, and his result was annulled after his 2008 sample was re-tested and failed.
Personal bests Outdoor Long jump: 8.31 m A (wind: +1.6 m/s) – Cali, 6 July 2008 Triple jump: 15.55 m – La Habana, 14 February 2003 Indoor Long jump: 8.18 m – Madrid, 20 February 2010
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Who is Wilfredo Martínez?
athletics competitor
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Wilfredo Martínez was born on 9 January 1985 in Havana.
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Wilfredo Martínez is Cuban.
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