Misael Ortiz (born 4 November 1978) in Pinar del Rio, is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the

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Career

He finished fourth with the Cuban

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team, which consisted of

Alfredo García-Baró Alfredo García-Baró (born 5 February 1972) is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the 100 metres. Career He finished fourth with the Cuban 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships. On both occasions 2000 Olymp ...

, Ortiz, Iván García and

Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda (born August 16, 1969) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 (100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, i ...

, at the 1997 World Championships. On the individual level he won a silver medal at the

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

. His personal best time over 200 m is 20.83 seconds, achieved in February 1999 in Havana. He defected to Canada following the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg.

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1978 births Living people Cuban male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Universiade silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Pan American Games competitors for Cuba 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{cuba-athletics-bio-stub