Lázaro Martínez Santray

Active athlete in track and field specializing in Triple jump. Double world champion in 2013, achieving gold medals at the World Junior Athletics Championship held in June in Donetsk, Ukraine and at the XVII Pan American Junior Athletics Championship, in Medellín, Colombia, in August.

Native of the city of Guantánamo, son of Isabel and Juan Aristides. He is 1.91 meters tall, ideal for the triple jump. He resides in the Caribe neighborhood of his hometown. Since childhood he has enjoyed sports, practicing basketball, high jump and has specialized in the triple jump, where he has achieved the best results.

Since 6th grade he was selected for the Sports Initiation School EIDE, with Manuel Guilarte Daved as his coach. He has participated in two Student Leagues, two National School Games, National Junior Cadet Game, World Cadet Championship and Pan American Junior Athletics Championship.

In 2013 he set a new national record in the high jump, with 15.38 meters, surpassing the mark of (15.22 m) that had been set by his fellow countryman Ernesto Revé.

2013 was a good year for him, as he became champion in all competitions in which he participated. The triple jumper set 16 meters and 63 centimeters, and became the fifth Caribbean athlete capable of winning since 1999 —the pioneering edition of these competitions—, when Mabel Gay (13.82) initiated the legacy. He was followed by Dennis Fernández (2003-15.77), Héctor Dairon Fuentes (2005-16.63) and Dailenis Alcántara (2007-13.63).

Sports Results
National

2009

Student League Champion. Las Tunas

2010

Student League Champion. Las Tunas

2011

Gold medal in Triple jump with a time of 14.64, and High jump 1.94 at the National School Games, Santiago de Cuba

2012

Gold medals in Triple jump with 15.38, national record and High jump 1.97 and silver medal 4 x 400 meters flat, National School Games, Las Tunas

2013

Champion of the National School Games
Gold medal at the national cadet championship in Triple jump with 16.12
National School Record with 15.33, best mark of all time among youth at world level with a jump of 16.63 meters.

International

Gold medal in Triple jump at the World Cadet Championship held in Donetsk, Ukraine, June 2013, with a record of 16 meters 63 centimeters.
Gold medal in Triple jump, XVII Pan American Junior Athletics Championship, in Medellín, Colombia, in August 2013, with a mark of 16.38.
Gold medal at the World Junior Athletics Championship for youth held in July 2014 in Eugene, United States with a jump of 17.13 meters, updating twice the record for this event up to then of 17.04, set in 1992 by his compatriot Yoelbi Quesada[1].

On July 24, 2016 he obtained a gold medal at the World Athletics Championship held in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland, with a mark of (17.06 meters)[2].

At the XVI World Athletics Championship held in August 2017, in the United Kingdom he finished 12th, with a mark of 16.25m[3].

Gold medal at the World Indoor Athletics Championship, held at the Stark Arena in Belgrade 2022 with personal record and leading the season ranking: 17.64 meters[4].

Recognition

Best athlete of the National School Games 2012. Best school athlete of the province in 2012