Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former

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. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in

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he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand for two years. He could never fully copy the world-leading performance at the Olympic Games, where he won silver medals in

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and 1980. His Cuban record time has later been improved by Anier García,

Dayron Robles Dayron Robles (born 19 November 1986) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles. He won his first major medal (a silver) in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 sea ...

and

Emilio Valle Emilio Valle (born 21 April 1967, in Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban retired hurdler. His personal best time was 13.18 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The result places him third among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, ...

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1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final
1954 births Living people Athletes from Havana Cuban male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub