Raúl Mazorra Zamorra (5 December 1928 – 7 January 2002) was a

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

n sprinter who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He finished second in the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the ...

4×100 metres relay (with

Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón (born August 5, 1919, in Camagüey – died June 22, 1982, in Camagüey) was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. His major sporting achie ...

, Angel García, and the non-Olympian Jesús Farrés). Mazorra also finished fifth in the 1951 Pan American Games 200 metres.

Competition record

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1928 births 2002 deaths Cuban male sprinters Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub