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Pablo Montes (athlete)

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Pablo Montes
Personal information
Full namePablo Montes Casanova
Born(1945-11-23)November 23, 1945
Vedado, Havana, Cuba
DiedOctober 26, 2008(2008-10-26) (aged 62)
Havana, Cuba
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Winnipeg 200 metres
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Panama City 100 metres
Gold medal – first place 1970 Panama City 200 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Santo Domingo 100 metres

Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in Havana – October 26, 2008) was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals. In 1970, he won both the short sprint events (100 metres and 200 metres) at the Central American and Caribbean Games. In his semi-final for the 100 metres, he clocked a wind-assisted time of 9.93 seconds, then the second fastest time ever, and only the third time that anyone had broken ten seconds.

He died of heart attack in 2008.[1]

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References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pablo Montes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • 1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final