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{{Short description|Cuban sprinter (1955–2024)}}
{{family name hatnote|Lara|Cañizares|lang=Spanish}}

'''Osvaldo Lara Cañizares''' (July 13, 1955 – January 2, 2024) was a Cuban male [[track and field]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]], who represented his native country at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100. And 8th in the 200.

In 1984, he missed the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott, but he competed at the [[Friendship Games]] in Moscow, where he won the 100 metres.

Lara died on January 2, 2024, at the age of 68.<ref>[https://swingcompleto.com/fallecio-osvaldo-lara-destacado-ex-velocista-cubano-240102/ Falleció destacado ex velocista cuban] {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes|nation=CUB|nation2=[[File:Americas (orthographic projection).svg|20px]] Americas}}
|-
|rowspan=4|1977
|rowspan=3|[[1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Xalapa]], Mexico
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|100 m
|10.63
|{{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|200 m
|21.13
|{{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|39.86
|-
|[[1977 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Düsseldorf]], [[West Germany]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1977 IAAF World Cup – Results#Men's 4×100 metres relay|38.56]]
|-
|1978
|[[Athletics at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Medellín]], Colombia
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|100 m
|10.11
|-
|rowspan=2|1979
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico
|6th
|100 m
|10.47
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|39.14
|-
|1980
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|8th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|21.19]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1982
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Havana]], Cuba
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|100 m
|10.26
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|200 m
|20.94
|-
|rowspan=2|1983
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Caracas]], Venezuela
|4th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres|10.21]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.55]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1984
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the Friendship Games|Friendship Games]]
|rowspan=2|Moscow, Soviet Union
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the Friendship Games – Men's 100 metres|10.17]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the Friendship Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.79]]
|-
|1985
|[[1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], Bahamas
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|100 m
|10.30
|-
|rowspan=3|1986
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago, Dominican Republic]]
|5th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#100 metres|10.51]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#4 × 100 metres relay|38.74]]
|-
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4x100 meters relay|39.46]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://digilander.libero.it/atletica3/Stagionali/WRL/1984/100.htm Year Ranking]
* {{SR/Olympics profile|la/osvaldo-lara-1}}
* [http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=3746&Gender=M&Page=Results.asp&EventCode=MA1 trackfield.brinkster]

{{Footer CAC Champions 4x100 m Men}}
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 4x100 m Men}}

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Cuban male sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Cuba]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes from Havana]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1986 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 1977 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Friendship Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:20th-century Cuban people]]
[[Category:Cuban Athletics Championships winners]]


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