Enrique Figuerola
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Born | (1938-07-15) 15 July 1938 (age 85) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprint running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrique Figuerola Camue (born 15 July 1938) is a retired Cuban sprinter.
His major international success was his threefold participation in the Olympic Games. He made his first appearance at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he finished fourth in the 100 m final. Four years later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Figuerola won the silver medal in the 100 m, behind American Robert Hayes (gold) and ahead of Canadian Harry Jerome (bronze). At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico he won another silver medal, in the 4 × 100 m relay this time, together with his teammates Hermes Ramirez, Juan Morales and Pablo Montes, behind the US team (gold) and ahead of France (bronze).[1]
References
- ^ Enrique Figuerola. sports-reference
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- 1951: Rafael Fortún (CUB)
- 1955: Rod Richard (USA)
- 1959: Ray Norton (USA)
- 1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
- 1967: Harry Jerome (CAN)
- 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM)
- 1975: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1979: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1983: Leandro Peñalver (CUB)
- 1987: Lee McRae (USA)
- 1991: Robson Caetano (BRA)
- 1995: Glenroy Gilbert (CAN)
- 1999: Bernard Williams (USA)
- 2003: Michael Frater (JAM)
- 2007: Churandy Martina (AHO)
- 2011: Lerone Clarke (JAM)
- 2015: Andre De Grasse (CAN)
- 2019: Mike Rodgers (USA)
- 2023: José Alnardo González (DOM)
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