Joan Lino Martínez Armenteros (born 11 January 1978) is a long jumper. Born in Cuba, he represents Spain internationally. He previously competed for his country of birth.
Career Martínez was born to a Cuban father and Spanish mother. After his switch from Cuba to Spain, he did not compete internationally until 2004, when he won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games. In 2005, he became European indoor champion, and in the 2005 World Championships, he finished fourth with 8.24, one centimetre short of the bronze medal.
Achievements Representing 1996Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Salvador, El Salvador1stLong jump7.46 m1st4 × 100 m relay40.11 sWorld Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia7thLong jump7.59 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)9th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.31 s1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela3rdLong jump8.09 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdLong jump7.71 mRepresenting 2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1stLong jump8.26 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece 3rdLong jump8.32 m (1.3 m/s)2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 1stLong jump8.37 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4thLong jump8.24 m w (2.9 m/s)2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14thLong jump7.83 m w (2.1 m/s)2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 2ndLong jump7.68 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain23rdLong jump7.63 m
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