Leandro Peñalver

Leandro Santiago Peñalver González (born May 23, 1961 in Matanzas) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in the sprints. His personal best is 10.06 seconds, achieved in Caracas in 1983. Despite having much international success, he never competed in the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted both the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peñalver and the second or maternal family name is González.
Leandro Peñalver
Personal information
BornMay 23, 1961 (1961-05-23) (age 59)
Matanzas, Cuba
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
1987 Rome 4 x 400 m relay
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas 100 metres
1991 Havana 4 x 100 m relay
1983 Caracas 200 metres
1983 Caracas 4 x 100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
1982 Havana 100 metres
1982 Havana 200 metres
1986 Santiago 200 metres
Summer Universiade
1985 Kobe 200 metres
Representing Americas
World Cup
1985 Canberra4 x 100 m relay

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1981 Universiade Bucharest, Romania 18th (h) 100 m 10.81
19th (sf) 200 m 21.83
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.58
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st 100 m 10.16
1st 200 m 20.42
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.15
1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 100 m 10.06
2nd 200 m 20.53
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.55
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (sf) 100 m 10.47
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 100 m 10.21
4th 200 m 20.65
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st 200 m 20.56
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.17
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.38
Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 200 m 20.57
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.76
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.20
World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.311
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.521
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dominican Republic 1st 200 m 20.70
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.74
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.41
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 13th (sf) 200 m 21.95
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 4th 100 m 10.53
4th 200 m 20.73
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.86
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.72
World Championships Rome, Italy 36th (h) 100 m 10.65
8th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.08
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.16
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 100 m 10.12
2nd 200 m 20.12
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.86
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.09
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.17
Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.49
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.08
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.15
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.24

1 Representing the Americas


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