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]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | 200 m | 21.0 |
6th | 400 m | 46.88 | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.26 | |||
1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 4th | 100 m | 10.14 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.40 | |||
1970 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | 100 m | 10.24 |
1st | 200 m | 21.20 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.4 | |||
Universiade | Turin, Italy | 6th | 100 m | 10.6 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.2 | |||
1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | 100 m | 10.4 |
3rd | 200 m | 21.3 | |||
Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 100 m | 10.40 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.84 | |||
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 7th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.04 |
1973 | Universiade | Moscow, Soviet Union | 6th | 100 m | 10.59 |
1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 100 m | 10.77 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.62 | |||
1975 | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 6th | 200 m | 21.35 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.46 |
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 10.14 (1968).
References
- ^ IAAF, October 27, 2008: CAC Athletics mourns the passing of Cuban Olympic medallist Pablo Montes
External links
- 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
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