Jesús Mirabal Leal (born 1948 in Pinar del Río Province) is a former

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 ...

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...

. He won the Central American and Caribbean Games in

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and

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

and took bronze medals at the Pan American Games in

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and

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

. He was the first Cuban decathlete to break the 7000 point barrier, and eventually established his national record at 7582 points.

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* 1948 births Cuban decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Living people Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub