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Enrique Figuerola

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Enrique Figuerola
Personal information
Born (1938-07-15) 15 July 1938 (age 86)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Sport
SportSprint running
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 100 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 San Juan 100 m
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1961 Sofia 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1963 Porto Alegre 100 m

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]

1960 Olympics, 100 m final, Figuerola is 3rd from left
1964 Olympics, 100 m final, Figuerola is 3rd from right

References

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  1. ^ Enrique Figuerola. sports-reference