Luis Medina (athlete)

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Luis Medina
Personal information
BornJune 21, 1952
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Mexico City 800 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Santo Domingo 1500 metres
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Medellín 1500 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Havana 1500 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Havana 5000 metres

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.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd800 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 2nd800 m 1:48.68
1st1500 m 3:44.18
1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st800 m 1:47.98
3rd1500 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 1st1500 m3:46.71
Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 4th1500 m 3:41.4
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 1st1500 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 3rd1500 m3:44.10
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 2nd1500 m 3:41.92
2nd5000 m 14:24.81

1Did not start in the final

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