Mario González Montesinos (born August 2, 1975 in

Havana, Cuba Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...

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from

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, who participated in two consecutive

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for his native country, starting in 1992. His best results were a gold medal at the Panamerican Games 1991 Havana in Havana and a tenth place at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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both in the Men's 200m Breaststroke. At the

1993 Central American and Caribbean Games The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held 19–30 November 1993, and included 3,570 athletes from 31 nations. History of the 1993 Games Organizatio ...

, he set Championship Records in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes (1:03.27 and 2:17.76). As of 2009, these are still the Games records.Men's 200 breast results
from the 2006 CACs, showing González as the holder of Championships Record.

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* 1975 births Living people Cuban male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers for Cuba Swimmers from Havana Pan American Games gold medalists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-swimming-bio-stub