Mario Díaz (discus thrower)
Cuban athlete (born 1999)
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Mario Alberto Díaz Torres[a] (born 8 December 1999) is a Cuban discus thrower.[1]
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| Full name | Mario Alberto Díaz Torres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1999 Matanzas, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Discus: 65.21m (Havana, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
In September 2025, he competed in the discus throw at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing fifth in the final with a throw of 64.71 metres.[10]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
