Armando Orozco
Cuban hammer thrower
Guillermo Armando Orozco Valera (born 31 January 1958) is a Cuban former hammer thrower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
His personal best in the event is 74.74 metres.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Cuba | |||||
1974 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | Discus throw | 39.76 m |
1st | Hammer throw | 62.84 m | |||
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Hammer throw | 69.86 m |
1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Hammer throw | 68.48 m |
World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 5th | Hammer throw | 69.62 m1 | |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 11th | Hammer throw | 68.68 m |
1Representing the Americas
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armando Orozco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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- 1926: Troadio Hernández (CUB)
- 1930 – 1935: Francisco Robledo (MEX)
- 1938: Bernabé Sánchez (CUB)
- 1946: Francisco González (MEX)
- 1950: Jaime Annexy (PUR)
- 1954: Luis Betancourt (CUB)
- 1959: Daniel Cereali (VEN)
- 1962 – 1966: Enrique Samuells (CUB)
- 1970: Víctor Suárez (CUB)
- 1974: Pedro Garbey (CUB)
- 1978: Armando Orozco (CUB)
- 1982: Genovevo Morejón (CUB)
- 1986: Vicente Sánchez (CUB)
- 1990: Eladio Hernández (CUB)
- 1993 – 1998: Alberto Sánchez (CUB)
- 2002: Raúl Rivera (GUA)
- 2006: Noleysi Bicet (CUB)
- 2010: Aldo Bello (VEN)
- 2014: Roberto Janet (CUB)
- 2018: Diego del Real (MEX)
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