Cuban long jumper (1949–2024)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Garbey and the second or maternal family name is
Montell .
Marcia Garbey
Full name Marcia Alejandra Garbey Montell Born (1949-02-09 ) 9 February 1949Died 1 January 2024(2024-01-01) (aged 74)Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Weight 56 kg (123 lb) Sport Athletics Event(s)
Long jump , pentathlon
Marcia Alejandra Garbey Montell (9 February 1949 – 1 January 2024) was a Cuban athlete . She competed in the women's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics .[ 1] She was Cuba's first Olympic long jump finalist in 1972 when she finished fourth in Munich.[ 2]
Garbey died in Santiago de Cuba on 1 January 2024, at the age of 74.[ 3]
Her personal best in the long jump was 6.62 metres set in 1975.
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Cuba
1966
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Juan, Puerto Rico
3rd
Long jump
5.47 m
1967
Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
1st
4 × 100 m relay
44.63 s
6th
Long jump
5.99 m
1968
Olympic Games
Mexico City, Mexico
17th (q)
Long jump
6.14 m
1969
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Havana, Cuba
1st
4 × 100 m relay
45.9 s
2nd
Long jump
6.07 m
1970
Central American and Caribbean Games
Panama City, Panama
1st
Long jump
6.60 m
2nd
Pentathlon
4428 pts
Universiade
Turin, Italy
4th
Long jump
6.17 m
1971
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Kingston, Jamaica
2nd
Long jump
5.68 m
3rd
Pentathlon
4122 pts
Pan American Games
Cali, Colombia
7th
Long jump
5.87 m
–
Pentathlon
DNF
1972
Olympic Games
Munich, West Germany
4th
Long jump
6.52 m
1973
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Maracaibo, Venezuela
1st
Long jump
6.04 m
Universiade
Moscow, Soviet Union
4th
Long jump
6.44 m
1974
Central American and Caribbean Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1st
Long jump
6.48 m
1975
Pan American Games
Mexico City, Mexico
5th
Long jump
6.38 m
References
1951 : N. Jackson , J. Patton , D. Dwyer , J. Moreau (USA )
1955 : B. Jones , I. Daniels , M. Faggs , M. Landry (USA )
1959 : I. Daniels , B. Jones , L. Williams , W. Rudolph (USA )
1963 : M. White , V. Brown , W. White , N. Harris (USA )
1967 : V. Quesada , M. Garbey , C. Echeverría , M. Cobián (CUB )
1971 : I. Davis , M. Render , O. Brown , P. Hawkins (USA )
1975 : P. Jiles , B. Morehead , C. Cheeseborough , M. Watson (USA )
1979 : V. Brisco , C. Cheeseborough , B. Morehead , K. Hawkins (USA )
1983 : J. Washington , A. Jackson , B. Cliette , R. Givens (USA )
1987 : G. Devers , M. Finn-Burrell , G. Torrence , S. Echols (USA )
1991 : C. Phillips , D. Duhaney , B. McDonald , M. Frazer (JAM )
1995 : F. Harris , S. Twiggs , R. Webb , C. Gaines (USA )
1999 : P. Dowdie , K. Richards , A. Bailey , B. Grant (JAM )
2003 : A. Williams , C. Moore , A. Daigle , L. Williams (USA )
2007 : S. Brooks , T. Rowe , A. Bailey , P. Dowdie (JAM )
2011 : A. Lemos , V. Gomes , F. Krasucki , R. Santos (BRA )
2015 : B. Pierre , L. Lawson , M. Akinosun , K. Whitney (USA )
2019 : A. Fidelis , V. Rosa , L. Martins , R. Santos (BRA )
2023 : L. Moreira , E. Pérez , Y. García , Y. García (CUB )