Norberto Téllez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Téllez and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Norberto Téllez

Personal information
Born	January 22, 1972
Medal record Men’s Athletics Representing 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)