José Barrientos (18 March 1904 – 27 September 1945) was a Cuban sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He died in a plane crash. The

Barrientos Memorial The Barrientos Memorial ( es, Memorial José Barrientos) is an annual track and field meeting in Havana, Cuba each May. The event was first held in 1946, in recognition of José Barrientos (a former Cuban Olympic sprinter), who died in an aviation ...

was created following his death and is the oldest athletics tournament in the Caribbean.

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* 1904 births 1945 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Cuban male sprinters Olympic athletes for Cuba Place of birth missing Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1945 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub