Cuban runners

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Cuba has yielded a great deal of Olympic medalists, in proportion to its population and development. This page is devoted to the most famous runners in Cuban history.

The history of Cuban olympic runners starts with Andarin Carvajal in the 1904 Summer Olympics at St. Louis, Missouri, EUA. Since then the Cuban people have enjoyed of the glory of many runners, among which Alberto Juantorena and Ana Fidelia Quirot are the most famous (and recent).

[edit] Olympic medallists runners

Name	Event	Olympic Medals and Year
Felix Carvajal de Soto Andarin Carvajal	Marathon	1904 4th Position
Alberto Juantorena	400m, 800m	1976 Summer Olympics Gold
Ana Fidelia Quirot	800m	1992 Bronze, 1996 Silver
Anier Garcia	110 m hurdles	2000 Gold, 2004 Bronze

v • d • e Athletics at the Summer Olympics

	1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

List of medalists (men, women) • List of Olympic records