peoplepill id: osvaldo-lara
OL
3 views today
3 views this week
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro
Cuban sprinter
Places
is
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Havana
Age
69 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (born July 13, 1955 in Havana) is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100. And 8th in the 200.
In 1984 he missed the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott, but he competed at the Friendship Games in Moscow, where he won the 100 metres.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Cuba | |||||
| 1977 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 3rd | 100 m | 10.63 A |
| 2nd | 200 m | 21.13 A | |||
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.11 |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6th | 100 m | 10.47 s |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.14 s | |||
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 8th | 200 m | 21.19 |
| 1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 100 m | 10.26 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 20.94 | |||
| 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 4th | 100 m | 10.21 s |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.55 s | |||
| 1984 | Athletics at the Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | 100 m | 10.17 s |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.79 s | |||
| 1985 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 100 m | 10.30 |
| 1986 | Ibero-American Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 |
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article.
The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Osvaldo Lara is in following lists
By field of work
By work and/or country
comments so far.
Comments
Osvaldo Lara