Aurelio Janet was a

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er. He represented his country in the men's javelin throw at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. His distance was an 80.10 in the qualifiers and a 74.88 in the finals. He died in a car accident just 4 weeks after the Olympiad.Aurelio Janet at Sports Reference
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Cuban male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics 1945 births 1968 deaths Road incident deaths in Cuba {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub