Norberto Téllez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Téllez and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Norberto Téllez Santana (born January 22, 1972, in Rodas, Cienfuegos) is a retired Cuban runner.

Norberto Téllez

Personal information
Born	January 22, 1972 (1972-01-22) (age 52) Rodas, Cienfuegos, Cuba
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

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 (U20)	Havana, Cuba	2nd	400 m	47.22
			1st	800 m	1:50.08
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.48
	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	3rd	800 m	1:47.33
			12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.49
1991	Pan American Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	8th	800 m	1:56.72
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.19
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.58
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.51
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.951
1993	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	400 m	46.25
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.58
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th (sf)	400 m	46.17
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.46
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	400 m	45.80
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.62
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	7th	400 m	46.01
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.87
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.281
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400 m	45.38
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.53
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	15th (sf)	400 m	46.68
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.65
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:45.83 CR
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.98
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	4th	800 m	1:42.85 NR
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	800 m	1:47.78
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.50
	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	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.18
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	3rd	800 m	1:48.921
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	22nd (h)	800 m	1:52.382
	Universiade	Palma, Spain	1st	800 m	1:46.11
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	800 m	1:45.40
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.79
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	800 m	1:45.03
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	800 m	1:46.51

¹Representing the Americas
²Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

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

External links

• Norberto Téllez at World Athletics
• Picture of Norberto Téllez (right)