Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde (born February 13, 1941) is a retired

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete from

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, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career. Pentón was born in

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, and twice represented her native country at the

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: 1968 and 1972. Her time of 50.56, set at altitude in

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while winning the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games is the officially ratified masters athletics world record for the W35 400 metres.

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1941 births Living people Cuban female sprinters Cuban female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games 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 Olympic athletes of Cuba People from Sancti Spíritus Cuban masters athletes World record holders in masters athletics Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Cuban women {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub