Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda (born August 16, 1969) is a former sprinter from

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who won an Olympic bronze medal in the

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. His personal best of 10.18 (

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) was set in 1997.

References

* 1969 births Living people Cuban male sprinters Sportspeople from Matanzas Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Pan American Games athletes for Cuba Cuban Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Cuban sportsmen 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub