Enrique Figuerola

Enrique Figuerola

Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  Cuba Olympic Games Silver 1964 Tokyo 100 metres Silver 1968 Mexico City 4x100 m relay Pan American Games Gold 1963 São Paulo 100 metres Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 1966 San Juan 100 metres Summer Universiade Gold 1961 Sofia 100 metres Gold 1963 Porto Alegre 100 metres

Enrique Figuerola Camue (born July 15, 1938 in Santiago de Cuba) is a former sprinter from Cuba.

His major international success was his threefold participation in the Olympic Games. He made his first appearance at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he finished fourth in the 100 metres final. Four years later, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Figuerola won the silver medal in the 100 metres, behind American Robert Hayes (gold) and ahead of Canadian Harry Jerome (bronze). At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico he won another silver medal, in the 4 x 100 m relay this time, together with his teammates Hermes Ramirez, Juan Morales and Pablo Montes, behind the US team (gold) and ahead of France (bronze).

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