Tomás González (sprinter)

Tomás Pedro González Barrios (born June 11, 1959) is a retired track and field sprinter from Cuba. He represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, competing in the 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay.[1] He won several sprint medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics and was the gold medallist over 200 m at the 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Barrios.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 3rd 200 m 21.45A
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th (q-finals) 100 m 10.44
8th (q-finals) 200 m 21.19
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF
1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 100 m 10.37
2nd 200 m 20.96
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 4th 200 m 20.85
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 200 m 20.91
(wind: +0.1 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.45
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.05
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 200 m 20.80
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79 s

References
  1. Tomas Gonzalez. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
  2. CAC Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
  3. Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.


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