Yancarlos Martínez

Yancarlos Martínez

File:Yancarlos Martínez 2015.jpg Yancarlos Martínez at the 2015 Military World Games.
Personal information
Born	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Dominican Republic
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Dominican Republic Pan American Games Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 200 m

Yancarlos Martínez Martínez (born 8 July 1992) is a Dominican Republic sprinter. He competed in the 100 and 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals in the second event. Initially he practiced baseball, and only switched to athletics after injuring his wrist in 2013. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Dominican Republic
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	4th	100 m	10.29
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.01
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd (B)	4 × 100 m relay	38.98
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	9th (sf)	100 m	10.17
			7th	200 m	20.47
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.86
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	200 m	20.28
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.78
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (h)	100 m	10.19
			14th (h)	200 m	20.31
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	5th	200 m	20.88
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.41
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	40th (h)	60 m	6.83
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	200 m	20.19
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.52
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	66th (h)	200 m	20.97
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	7th	200 m	20.63
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.71
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	18th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.12
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	200 m	20.44
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (sf)	200 m	20.28
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	12th (sf)	200 m	20.24
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	2nd	200 m	20.60
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.19
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	10th (sf)	200 m	20.21
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	200 m	45.63
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.61
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	9th (h)	200 m	21.30
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.14 (+1.9 m/s, Toronto 2015)
• 200 metres – 20.17 (-0.4 m/s, Tokyo 2021)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.78 (New York 2016)

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