Yancarlos Martínez

Dominican Republic sprinter

1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Weight60 kg (132 lb)SportCountryDominican RepublicSportTrack and fieldEvent(s)100 metres
200 metres

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
	2019 Lima	200 m

Yancarlos Martínez Martínez (born 8 July 1992) is a Dominican Republic sprinter.^[1] He competed in the 100^[2] and 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals in the second event.^[3]^[4] Initially he practiced baseball, and only switched to athletics after injuring his wrist in 2013.^[5]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Dominican Republic
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	4th	100 m	10.29
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	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
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.78
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (h)	100 m	10.19
	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (h)	200 m	20.31
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	5th	200 m	20.88
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	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
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.52
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	66th (h)	200 m	20.97
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	7th	200 m	20.63
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	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
	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	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
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.61
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	9th (h)	200 m	21.30
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	–	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)

References

^ "Yancarlos Martínez". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ Newman, Stuart (22 August 2015). "Usain Bolt at IAAF World Championships 2015: Result and Time from Saturday". Bleacher Report (in Spanish). Beijing. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ "Yancarlos Martínez avanza a semifinales en Mundial atletismo" [Yancarlos Martínez advanced to the Athletics World Championships semifinals]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Beijing. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ Heats results
^ Yancarlos Martinez, from baseball player to Olympic-bound sprinter
^ "Athletics MARTINEZ Yancarlos". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.