Félix Mata

Félix Mata
Personal information
NationalityVenezuelan
Born(1951-01-30)30 January 1951
Died26 April 2018(2018-04-26) (aged 67)[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Félix Mata (30 January 1951 – 26 April 2018) was a Venezuelan sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Venezuela
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 6th 100 m 10.7
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.7
Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 16th (sf) 100 m 10.98
5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.53
South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 100 m 10.6
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.9
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 49th (h) 100 m 10.73
13th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.74
1973 Bolivarian Games Panama City, Panama 1st 100 m 10.15 (w)
2nd 200 m 21.2
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.8
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th 100 m 10.87
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.23
1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd 100 m 10.7
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.3

Personal bests

  • 100 metres – 10.1 (Hato Rey 1972)

References

  1. ^ Hernández, Erika (27 April 2018). "Murió el velocista olímpico venezolano Félix Mata" (in Spanish). Reporte1.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Félix Mata Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2017.


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