Personal information | |
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Full name | Beatriz Castillo Phillippón |
Born | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 17 February 1954
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 400 metres |
Medal record |
Beatriz Castillo Phillippón (born 17 February 1954) is a Cuban sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] She also won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1971 Pan American Games.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.6 |
Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.04 | |
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32:4 |
1977 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 400 m | 52.76 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.50 | |||
Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3rd | 400 m | 52.95 | |
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 400 m | 51.27 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.34 | |||
1981 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.90 |
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