Jorge Valentín (born 16 August 1964) is a retired Cuban sprinter who specialised in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He won a gold medal in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

. His personal best in the event is 45.19 seconds set in Santiago de Cuba in 1987.

International competitions

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1964 births Living people Cuban male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub