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Yamilé Martínez

Cuban basketball playerIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.

Yamilé Martínez Calderón (born November 11, 1970 in Cueto, Holguín) is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Martínez also competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain), finishing in fourth, sixth and ninth place in the final rankings. Her first name is sometimes also spelled as Yamilet.

References

  • FIBA Profile
  • sports-reference