Genovevo Morejón (born 3 January 1954) is 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 ...

n former

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 who competed in the

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

. His personal best was , set 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.

on 20 June 1980. His greatest honour was the gold medal at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in 1983, becoming the first Caribbean man to win that title. Morejón was also a gold medallist at the

1982 Central American and Caribbean Games The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, an ...

and

1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Marrero in Havana, Cuba between 22–24 July. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table See also * 1983 in athletics (track and ...

– the latter included a championship record of . He also won minor medals at Pan American and Central American and Caribbean level, as well as a silver at the

1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 1983 Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: ''I Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadi Serrahima in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 23–25 September 1983. A total of 37 events we ...

.Central American and Caribbean Championships
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International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morejon, Genovevo Living people 1954 births Cuban male hammer throwers Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games 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 Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people