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Joel Lamela Loaces (born January 29, 1971) is a former sprinter from Cuba.
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Joel Lamela Loaces (born January 29, 1971) is a former sprinter from Cuba.
He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.53 was set during the 1991 World Championships.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 100 m | 10.61 (-0.1 m/s) |
| 4th | 200 m | 21.56 (-0.9 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.62 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 20th (qf) | 100m | 10.72 (+0.5 m/s) | |
| 33rd (h) | 200m | 22.09 (+0.8 m/s) | |||
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.25 | |||
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th (h) | 100 m | 10.53 | |
| 5th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.15 | |||
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 200m | 21.12 (-2.6 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.19 | |||
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.00 | |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 39.20 |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.99 |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.67 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | |
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