Erick Fornaris Álvarez (born January 2, 1979, in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

) is a male diver from

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. He represented his native country at three consecutive

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, starting in 2000 (

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). Fornaris won two silver medals at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

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* * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Havana Cuban male divers Olympic divers for Cuba Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2007 Pan American Games Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in diving Divers at the 2003 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Universiade medalists in diving Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in diving Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people Cuban sports coaches Diving coaches {{Cuba-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub