| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Cuba | ||
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
 | 1996 San Salvador | 200 m |
| 1996 San Salvador | 4x100 m relay |
| CAC Junior Championships (U17) | ||
 | 1994 Port of Spain | 200 m |
Misael Ortiz (born 4 November 1978) in Pinar del Rio, is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the 200 metres.
He finished fourth with the Cuban 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Alfredo García-Baró, Ortiz, Iván García and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, at the 1997 World Championships. On the individual level he won a silver medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games.
His personal best time over 200 m is 20.83 seconds, achieved in February 1999 in Havana.
He defected to Canada following the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 1994 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | 200 m | 22.8 (-2.5 m/s) |
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 200 m | 21.04 (1.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.11 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 28th (qf) | 100m | 11.12 (wind: -2.5 m/s) | |
| 29th (qf) | 200m | 21.91 (wind: -1.5 m/s) | |||
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.31 | |||
| Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | 200 m | 21.15 (-2.7 m/s) | |
| 1997 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.18 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.15 | |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | 200 m | 20.75 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.79 | |||
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
Anier Octavio García Ortiz is a Cuban track and field athlete, winner of the 110 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Cuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Australia's largest city, Sydney. 229 competitors, 147 men and 82 women, took part in 135 events in 24 sports.
Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.
Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a retired Brazilian sprinter who competed primarily in 200 metres.
Odlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban retired professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title in 2011, and is a former top-rated contender in that division. As an amateur heavyweight, Solis was one of the most celebrated and decorated amateur stars of the 2000s, winning a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, and three consecutive golds at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, and 2005. Odlanier Solís beat Luis Ortiz multiple times in the amateurs, never losing to him.
Rodrigo Octávio Coelho da Rocha e Castro is a freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney).
Leonardo Jorge Costa is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. His biggest success was winning the gold medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Magalys García Leliebre is a retired Cuban heptathlete.
The Cuba women's national volleyball team was the first team to break the USSR's and Japan's domination in the world women's volleyball by winning the 1978 World Women's Volleyball Championship.
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 10.
The Cuba men's national basketball team represents Cuba at international competitions. It won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship. It is the only team from the Caribbean to win a medal at a major global event.
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.
André Cordeiro is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Esther Julia "Daysi" Duporty Torres is a retired sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She set her personal best (50.61) in the women's 400 metres event on 6 September 1994 in Madrid.
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 26, 1995.
Nelson Díaz Blanco is a Cuban baseball umpire. He officiated in high level international tournaments, including the Summer Olympics, Pan American Games, and Baseball World Cup. Díaz defected from Cuba in 2009.
Misael Siverio is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher.
José Adolis García Arrieta, nicknamed "El Bombi", is a Cuban-born professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants, and in the Cuban National Series for Tigres de Ciego de Ávila. García was an MLB All-Star in 2021 and 2023. García won the 2023 World Series with the Rangers, winning ALCS MVP and setting the single post-season record by recording 22 RBI throughout their championship run.
 | This biographical article relating to Cuban athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
