Lázaro Martínez (sprinter)


Lázaro Martínez Despaigne is a retired Cuban sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was born in La Lisa, Havana.
Martínez won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. His personal best of 46.12 was set during the 1991 World Championships.
He has a daughter, Nathalie, with retired Cuban high jumper Silvia Costa. Nathalie Martínez is an able hurdler. His son is Abel Martinez Abreu who was born in Spain, with Ana E. Abreu Garcia.