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Cuban sprinter
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Téllez and the second or maternal family name is
Santana .
Norberto Téllez
Born January 22, 1972 (1972-01-22 ) (age 52)Rodas , Cienfuegos , Cuba
Norberto Téllez Santana (born January 22, 1972, in Rodas , Cienfuegos ) is a retired Cuban runner.
Career
Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay , winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the national record of Alberto Juantorena . However, this wasn't enough to secure a medal as he finished in fourth place. A silver medal from the 1997 World Championships was his best result thereafter.
Major achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Cuba
1990
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
Havana , Cuba
2nd
400 m
47.22
1st
800 m
1:50.08
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.48
World Junior Championships
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
3rd
800 m
1:47.33
12th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:10.49
1991
Pan American Junior Championships
Kingston, Jamaica
8th
800 m
1:56.72
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.19
1992
Ibero-American Championships
Seville , Spain
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.58
Olympic Games
Barcelona , Spain
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
2:59.51
World Cup
Havana, Cuba
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.95 1
1993
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali, Colombia
3rd
400 m
46.25
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.58
World Championships
Stuttgart , Germany
14th (sf)
400 m
46.17
6th
4 × 400 m relay
3:00.46
Central American and Caribbean Games
Ponce , Puerto Rico
1st
400 m
45.80
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.62
1994
Goodwill Games
St. Petersburg, Russia
7th
400 m
46.01
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.87
World Cup
London, United Kingdom
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.28 1
1995
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata , Argentina
1st
400 m
45.38
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.53
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
15th (sf)
400 m
46.68
6th
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.65
1996
Ibero-American Championships
Medellín , Colombia
1st
800 m
1:45.83 CR
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.98
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
4th
800 m
1:42.85 NR
1997
Central American and Caribbean Championships
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1st
800 m
1:47.78
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.50
World Championships
Athens , Greece
2nd
800 m
1:44.00 SB
Universiade
Catania, Italy
1st
800 m
1:47.63
1998
Goodwill Games
Uniondale , United States
2nd
800 m
1:45.92
Central American and Caribbean Games
Maracaibo , Venezuela
1st
800 m
1:49.71
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.18
World Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa
3rd
800 m
1:48.92 1
1999
World Indoor Championships
Maebashi, Japan
22nd (h)
800 m
1:52.38 2
Universiade
Palma, Spain
1st
800 m
1:46.11
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
2nd
800 m
1:45.40
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.79
World Championships
Seville , Spain
4th
800 m
1:45.03
2001
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1st
800 m
1:46.51
1 Representing the Americas
2 Did not finish in the semifinals
Personal bests
200 metres – 21.10 (1994)
400 metres – 45.27 (1994)
800 metres – 1:42.85 (1996)
External links
References
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA )
1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA )
1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI )
1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA )
1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA )
1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA )
1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA )
1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA )
1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA )
1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA )
1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB )
1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB )
1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM )
2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM )
2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH )
2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB )
2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO )
2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL )
2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )
1926: Mexico (A. García , C. García , Moraila , Iturbe )
1930: Mexico (Álvarez , de Anda , Iturbe , Moraila )
1935: Cuba (Vázquez , Hernández , Fernández , Gómez )
1938: Panama (Scott , Edgardo , Chevans , Baker )
1946: Jamaica (McKenley , Woodstock , Rhoden , Wint )
1950: Panama (S. LaBeach , McSween , Prince , L. LaBeach )
1954: Jamaica (Laing , LaBeach , Gardner , Rhoden )
1959: Puerto Rico (F. Rivera , M. Rivera , de Jesús , Rodríguez )
1962: Jamaica (Mel Spence , Williams , Mal Spence , Kerr )
1966: Jamaica (Forbes , Mel Spence , Myton , Hoilette )
1970: Cuba (Olivera , Díaz , J. García , Álvarez )
1974: Cuba (E. García , Gutiérrez , Álvarez , Juantorena )
1978: Jamaica (Barriffe , Heywood , Brown , Cameron )
1982: Cuba (Pavó , Reyté , Ramos , Juantorena )
1986: Cuba (Peñalver , Pavó , Valentín , Stevens )
1990: Jamaica (Clarke , Burnett , McCrea , Morris )
1993: Cuba (Mena , Herrera , Martínez , Téllez )
1998: Cuba (Mena , Crusellas , Hevia , Téllez )
2002: Dominican Republic (Matos , Santa , Peralta , Sánchez )
2006: Jamaica (Ayre , Green , Chambers , Steele )
2010: Jamaica (Thompson , Green , Cato , Fothergill )
2014: Cuba (Collazo , Acea , Pellicier , Lescay )
2018: Cuba (Zamora , Chacón , Rojas , Lescay )