Violetta Quesada Díaz (born July 11, 1947) is a retired sprinter from

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 ...

who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the

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 ...

, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.

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1947 births Living people Cuban female sprinters Olympic athletes of Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Cuban women {{Cuba-Olympic-medalist-stub