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Luis Medina Montoya (born June 21, 1952) is a retired middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Cuba | |||||
| 1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.8 |
| Universiade | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22nd (h) | 800 m | 1:52.5 | |
| 1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 800 m | 1:48.68 |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.18 | |||
| 1975 | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.98 |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 3:49.84 | |||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 32nd (h) | 800 m | 1:50.15 |
| 23rd (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.71 | |||
| 1977 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 1500 m | 3:46.71 |
| Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 4th | 1500 m | 3:41.4 | |
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.47 |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.6 1 |
| 1981 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:44.10 |
| 1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:41.92 |
| 2nd | 5000 m | 14:24.81 | |||
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