Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

– October 26, 2008) was a

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n sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with

Hermes Ramírez Hermes Ramírez (''Hermes Julián Ramírez Limonta;'' born January 7, 1948) is a former sprinter from Cuba. Together with Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Mexico City ...

, Juan Morales, 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 ...

, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals. In 1970, he won both the short sprint events (

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and

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) at the Central American and Caribbean Games. In his semi-final for the 100 metres, he clocked a wind-assisted time of 9.93 seconds, then the second fastest time ever, and only the third time that anyone had broken ten seconds. He died of

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in 2008.IAAF, October 27, 2008
CAC Athletics mourns the passing of Cuban Olympic medallist Pablo Montes
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Achievements

* 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - bronze medal (200 m) * 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - bronze medal (100 m)

References

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1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final
1945 births 2008 deaths Cuban male sprinters Athletes from Havana Olympic athletes for Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1974 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 Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games {{Cuba-Olympic-medalist-stub