Roberto Moya
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval
BornFebruary 11, 1965 (1965-02-11)
Havana, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
DiedMay 21, 2020(2020-05-21) (aged 55)
Valencia, Spain
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Discus Throw
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Discus Throw

Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval (February 11, 1965 – May 21, 2020) was a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw.[1][2]

He was born in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in this event, and his personal best is 65.68.

Moya became a Spanish citizen in August 2001.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1986 Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 1st Discus 59.04 m
1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships Caracas, Venezuela 1st Discus 60.10 m
1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st Discus 62.12 m
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 3rd Discus 63.78 m
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st Discus 64.64 m
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 2nd Discus 63.92 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th Discus 61.44 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 3rd Discus 61.52 m[3]
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd Discus 64.12 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 2nd Discus 63.66 m[4]
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 17th (q) Discus 60.10 m
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 4th Discus 60.78 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st Discus 63.58 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 31st (q) Discus 57.58 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 22nd (q) Discus 59.22 m

Notes

  1. ↑ "Roberto Moya". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Muere en España el estelar discóbolo cubano Roberto Moya". cibercuba. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Out of competition performance
  4. ↑ Representing the Americas


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