Luis Medina Montoya (born June 21, 1952) is a retired

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...

from

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, who represented his native country at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...

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, Canada. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in se ...

in Mexico City, Mexico.

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* * 1952 births Living people Cuban male long-distance runners Cuban male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games silver 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 1975 Pan American Games {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub