Enrique Figuerola
 Figuerola in 1967 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Figuerola Camue |
| Born | 15 July 1938 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
Medal record | |
Enrique Figuerola Camue[a] (born 15 July 1938) is a retired Cuban sprinter who competed at three Olympic Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Figuerola made his first appearance at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he finished fourth in the 100 metres final.[1] Figuerola won the British AAA Championships title in the 100 yards event at the 1964 AAA Championships at White City Stadium in London.[2][3]
Later that year, 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).[1]
Figuerola returned the following year to London to repeat his 100 yards success at the 1965 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
Three years later at a third Olympic Games at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, he won another silver medal, in the 4 × 100 metres relay this time, together with his teammates Hermes Ramirez, Juan Morales and Pablo Montes, behind the US team (gold) and ahead of France (bronze).[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figuerola and the second or maternal family name is Camue.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Six-mile Smasher". Daily Herald. 11 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "White City round-up". The People. 12 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Berwyn Jones wins sprint title". Sunday Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Enrique Figuerola". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
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- Enrique Figuerola at World Athletics
- Enrique Figuerola Camue at Olympics.com
- Enrique Figuerola at Olympedia
- Enrique Figuerola at InterSportStats
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World University Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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