Alejandro Casañas

Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler.

Alejandro Casañas
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal 110 m hurdles
1980 Moscow 110 m hurdles
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City 110 m hurdles
1975 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay
1979 San Juan 110 m hurdles
1983 Caracas 110 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
1974 Santo Domingo 110 m hurdles
1978 Medellín 110 m hurdles
1982 Havana 110 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
1977 Ponce 110 m hurdles
1981 Santo Domingo 110 m hurdles
1983 Havana 110 m hurdles
1985 Nassau 110 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
1977 Sofia 110 m hurdles
Representing Americas
IAAF World Cup
1977 Düsseldorf 110 m hurdles
1981 Rome 110 m hurdles
1979 Montreal 110 m hurdles

At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand for two years. He could never fully copy the world-leading performance at the Olympic Games, where he won silver medals in 1976 and 1980.

His Cuban record time has later been improved by Anier García, Dayron Robles and Emilio Valle.[1]

References

  • Alejandro Casañas at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Casañas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • 1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final
Records
Preceded by
Rodney Milburn
Men's 110m Hurdles World Record Holder
August 21, 1977 April 14, 1979
Succeeded by
Renaldo Nehemiah
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Guy Drut
Men's 110m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1977
Succeeded by
Greg Foster


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