Osvaldo Lara

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Osvaldo Lara (born July 13, 1955) is a retired track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100. And 8th in the 200.

In 1984 he missed the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott, but competed at the Olympic Boycott Games in Prague where he won the 100 metres.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1977	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	3rd	100m
			2nd	200m
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	100m
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	8th	200m
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	100m
			2nd	200m
1985	Central American and Caribbean Games	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	100m

[edit] Reference

• Year Ranking