Norberto Téllez

Norberto Téllez

Personal information
Born	January 22, 1972
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  Cuba Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay World Championships 1997 Athens 800 m Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 400 m World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 800 m CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1990 Havana 800 m 1990 Havana 400 m 1990 Havana 4x400 m relay

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 (U-20)	Havana, Cuba	2nd	400 m	47.22
			1st	800 m	1:50.08
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:09.48
	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	3rd	800m	1:47.33
			12th (h)	4×400m relay	3:10.49
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	4x400 m relay	3:01.58
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	4 x 400 m relay	2:59.51
1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	400 m	45.80
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:05.62
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th (sf)	400 m	46.17
			6th	4 x 400 m relay	3:00.46
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	7th	400 m	46.01
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:01.87
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400 m	45.38
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:01.53
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	15th (sf)	400 m	46.68
			6th	4x400 m relay	3:07.65
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:45.83 CR
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:03.98
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	4th	800 m	1:42.85 NR
1997	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	4x400 m relay	3:03.18
1999	Universiade	Palma, Spain	1st	800 m	1:46.11
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	800 m	1:45.40
			4th	4x400 m relay	3:01.79
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	800 m	1:45.03

Personal bests

• 200 metres - 21.10 (1994)
• 400 metres - 45.27 (1994)
• 800 metres - 1:42.85 (1996)

External links

• Norberto Téllez profile at IAAF
• Picture of Norberto Téllez (right)^[1]

References

1. Rodríguez, Digno (2 November 2011), Recibimiento a atletas cienfuegueros que intervinieron en Guadalajara 2011 (in Spanish), Radio Ciudad del Mar Digital, Cienfuegos, Cuba, retrieved 25 March 2012