Joel Lamela Loaces (born January 29, 1971) is a former sprinter from

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Career

He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in

Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He specialized in the

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event, and his personal best of 10.53 was set during the 1991 World Championships.

International competitions

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* * * Cuban male sprinters 1971 births Living people Olympic athletes for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Universiade bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games People from Nuevitas 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-Olympic-medalist-stub