Rubén Camino (born 26 April 1959) is a retired

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er. Highly successful on the regional scene, he won the bronze medal at the

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North Ameri ...

, then a string of gold medals at the

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and 1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the

1982 Central American and Caribbean Games The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, a ...

. Following a bronze at the 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships he again won the 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the

1986 Central American and Caribbean Games The 15th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros ("James, son of Zebedee, Saint James of the Knights"), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican ...

, took the bronze medal at the 1986 Ibero-American Championships and the silver medal at the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas ...

. He also represented the Americas at the

1981 IAAF World Cup The 3rd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 4–6, 1981, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Overall results ...

, finishing seventh. His personal best jump was 5.50 metres, achieved at the 1987 Pan American Games in

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1959 births Living people Cuban male pole vaulters Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people 20th-century Cuban sportsmen Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub