Joel Lamela

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Joel Lamela
Personal information
Full nameJoel Lamela Loaces
BornJanuary 29, 1971 (1971-01-29) (age 54)
Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Havana 100 m

Joel Lamela Loaces (born January 29, 1971) is a former sprinter from Cuba.

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Career

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.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 3rd100 m10.61 (-0.1 m/s)
4th200 m21.56 (-0.9 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay40.62
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20th (qf)100m 10.72 (+0.5 m/s)
33rd (h)200m 22.09 (+0.8 m/s)
8th4 × 100 m relay 40.25
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1st4 × 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 2nd200m 21.12 (-2.6 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay 39.19
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd4 × 100 m relay 38.00
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd4 × 100 m 39.20
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st4 × 100 m relay 39.99
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st4 × 100 m relay 38.67
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4 × 100 m relay DSQ