Juan Morales Hechavarría (born July 12, 1948, in

Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over , and contains t ...

) 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 ...

n athlete who competed mainly in

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

. Together with Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes, and

Enrique Figuerola Enrique Figuerola Camue (born July 15, 1938) is a retired sprinter from Cuba. His major international success was his threefold participation in the Olympic Games. He made his first appearance at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he fini ...

he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in

Mexico City 1968 The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was a prominent athlete in the American and Caribbean scene, winning the Central American and Caribbean Championships four times in a row. He was not able to compete for his fifth title as the 1975 event was cancelled due to torrential rain.

Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand ...

would eventually take over his role as the leading Cuban hurdler.

Achievements

*1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal *1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal *1971 Pan American Games - bronze medal *1970 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal *1969 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal *

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

- silver medal (4 × 100 m relay) *1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal *1967 Pan American Games - bronze medal *1966 Central American and Caribbean Games - bronze medal

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* * 1948 births Living people Athletes from Santiago de Cuba Cuban male sprinters Cuban male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade silver medalists for Cuba Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub