Michel Enríquez

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Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Gold 2004 Athens Team Competition

Michel Enríquez Tamayo (born February 11, 1979 in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba) is one of the most feared hitters in Cuban baseball.

Enríquez, who plays third base for Isla de la Juventud in the Cuban National Series, led the league in batting average and slugging percentage last year, at .447 and .690, respectively. Enríquez is a roster fixture at third base for the Cuban national baseball team.

He holds National Series records for hits (152) and doubles (35) in a season (1999, 90 games), and was part of Cuba's gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the second place team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He has a one brother and one sister.

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