Lino Elias

Lino Emerido Elías Ocaña (born 16 March 1966) is a Cuban weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Lino Elias
Personal information
Full nameLino Emerido Elías Ocaña
NationalityCuban
Born (1966-03-16) 16 March 1966
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Elías Ocaña won weightlifting gold at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico.[2] Following the games, he defected to the United States with at least 30 other Cuban athletes.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lino Elias Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. Cuevas, Leila A. Andreu (10 August 1992). "Cuban defector total climbs to 32". Associated Press.
  3. Longman, Jere (2 December 1993). "Olympics; No Quick Naturalization For Any Cuban Defectors". The New York Times.
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