Pablo Montes (athlete)

Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in Havana – October 26, 2008) was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals. In 1970, he won both the short sprint events (100 metres and 200 metres) at the Central American and Caribbean Games. In his semi-final for the 100 metres, he clocked a wind-assisted time of 9.93 seconds, then the second fastest time ever, and only the third time that anyone had broken ten seconds.

Pablo Montes
Personal information
Full namePablo Montes Casanova
Born(1945-11-23)November 23, 1945
Vedado, Havana, Cuba
DiedOctober 26, 2008(2008-10-26) (aged 62)
Havana, Cuba
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay
Pan American Games
1967 Winnipeg 200 metres
1975 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
1970 Panama City 100 metres
1970 Panama City 200 metres
1974 Santo Domingo 100 metres
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montes and the second or maternal family name is Casanova.

He died of heart attack in 2008.[1]

Achievements

References
  1. IAAF, October 27, 2008: CAC Athletics mourns the passing of Cuban Olympic medallist Pablo Montes
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pablo Montes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • 1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final


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