Cristina Hechavarria (also known as ''Cristina Echevarria'') was a Cuban sprinter. She won the gold medal in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

at the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

, and the silver medal in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

at the

1966 Central American and Caribbean Games The 10th (X) Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Ri ...

. She was the grandmother and first coach of 2016 Olympic silver-medalist Orlando Ortega. She died when Ortega was young, and in her remembrance Ortega kept all his medals at her house. Her husband Orlando Ortega Sr. was a member of the Cuba national football team in the 1960s.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hechavarria, Cristina Cuban female sprinters Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban women