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{{Short description|Cuban athlete (1965–2020)}}
{{family name hatnote|Moya|Sandoval|lang=Spanish}} 
{{Infobox sportsperson
| full_name = Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval
| birth_date = {{birth date text|February 11, 1965}}
| birth_place = [[Havana]], [[Ciudad de la Habana]], Cuba
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|21|1965|2|11}}
| death_place = [[Valencia]], [[Spain]]
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{CUB}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw|Discus Throw]]}} 
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Discus Throw]]}}
}}

'''Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval''' (February 11, 1965 – May 21, 2020) was a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in the [[discus throw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66817 |title=Roberto Moya |work=Olympedia |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2020-05-22-u200807-e200807-s27061-muere-espana-estelar-discobolo-cubano-roberto-moya |title=Muere en España el estelar discóbolo cubano Roberto Moya |work=cibercuba |date=22 May 2020 |accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref>

He was born in [[Havana]], [[Ciudad de la Habana]]. He won the bronze medal at the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]] in this event, and his personal best is 65.68.

Moya became a Spanish citizen in August 2001.

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}
|-
|1986
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Havana]], Cuba
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discus throw|59.04 m]]
|-
|1987
|[[1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Caracas]], Venezuela
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|60.10 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|[[1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|62.12 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Duisburg]], West Germany
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw|63.78 m]]
|-
|1990
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Mexico City]], Mexico
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Discus throw|64.64 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Havana]], Cuba
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw|63.92 m]]
|-
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo]], Japan
|8th
|Discus
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|61.44 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1992
|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Seville]], Spain
|3rd
|Discus
|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Discus throw|61.52 m]]<ref>Out of competition performance</ref>
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|64.12 m]]
|-
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Havana]], Cuba
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup results#Discus throw|63.66 m]]<ref name=WC>Representing the Americas</ref>
|-
|1993
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart]], Germany
|17th (q)
|Discus
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|60.10 m]]
|-
|1994
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[St. Petersburg]], Russia
|4th
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Results#Discus throw|60.78 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Mar del Plata]], Argentina
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw|63.58 m]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|31st (q)
|Discus
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|57.58 m]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|22nd (q)
|Discus
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|59.22 m]]
|}

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|mo/roberto-moya-1}}

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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Cuban emigrants to Spain]]
[[Category:Spanish male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Cuban male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Cuban people of African descent]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Cuba]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Cuban Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Spanish sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century Cuban sportsmen]]


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