Frank Bicet

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Frank Bicet (born 13 November 1971) is a retired Cuban-Spanish discus thrower.

He won the silver medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships, [1] the gold medal at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, [2] won the gold medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, [3] finished fifth at the 1994 Ibero-American Championships, [4] won the gold medal at the 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships, [3] and the gold medal at the 1996 Ibero-American Championships. [1]

He later changed his allegiance to Spain. His personal best throw was 61.02 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Havana. Also an able hammer thrower, he recorded 72.15 metres in February 2006 in Havana. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Frank Bicet at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (Under 20 Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. Mansilla, Ignacio (May 2010), "MAR DEL PLATA - 1994 - RESULTADOS - VI CAMPEONATOS IBEROAMERICANOS - Mar del Plata (Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini) - 27-30 Octubre 1994", EL ATLETISMO IBEROAMERICANO (PDF) (in Spanish) (4th ed.), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, pp. 131–140, ISBN   84-87704-77-8, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2011, retrieved 14 March 2015