Alberto Juantorena Dunher ( Spanish Alberto Juantorena Danger , born December 3, 1950 in Santiago de Cuba ) - Cuban runner for short and medium distances, Olympic champion in 1976 in the 400 and 800 meters (with a world record).
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| Full name | Alberto Juantorena Dunher | ||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | December 3, 1950 (68 years) Santiago de cuba | ||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Cuba | ||||||||||
| Growth | 190 cm | ||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg | ||||||||||
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| 400 m | 44.26 (1976) | ||||||||||
| 800 m | 1.43.44 (1977)WR * | ||||||||||
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He set two world records: 800 m - 1.43.50 (1976), 1.43.44 (1977). Champion "Friendship-84" in Moscow .
In 1987 he was awarded the Silver Olympic Order [1] .
Member of the Board of the International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF; Eng. International Association of Athletics Federations)
Results
| Year | Competition | A place | Position | Time |
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| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich , Germany | Semifinal 400m | 46.07 |
| 1973 | Universiade | Moscow , USSR | 1ΒΊ to 400m | 45.36 |
| 1975 | Pan American Games | Mexico City , Mexico | 2ΒΊ to 400m 2ΒΊ to 4x400m | 44.80 3.02,82 |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal , Canada | 1ΒΊ to 400m 1ΒΊ to 800m 7ΒΊ at 4x400m | 44.26 1.43.50 - - - |
| 1977 | world Cup | Dusseldorf , Germany | 1ΒΊ to 400m (in his race) 1ΒΊ at 800m (in his race) 3ΒΊ at 4x400m (in his race) | 45.36 1.44.04 3.02,77 |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan , Puerto Rico | 2ΒΊ to 400m 2ΒΊ to 800m 3ΒΊ to 4x400m | 45.24 1.46,4 3.06.3 |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow , USSR | 4ΒΊ to 400m | 45.09 |
Notes
- β Olympic Order (English) // Olympic Review . - IOC , May-June 1987. - No. 235/236 . - P. 250. - ISSN 0251-3498 .
Links
- Alberto Juantorena - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (eng.)
- Athlete profile at databaseOlympics.com (English)