Miguelina Cobián

Miguelina Cobián Hechevarria (19 December 1941 – 1 December 2019) was a Cuban sprinter. She was a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team that won a silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cobián and the second or maternal family name is Hechevarria.

Miguelina Cobián

Personal information
Born	(1941-12-19)19 December 1941 Santiago de Cuba
Died	1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 77)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4x100 m relay Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 4x100 m relay 1963 São Paulo 100 metres 1963 São Paulo 200 metres 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m relay 1967 Winnipeg 100 metres 1967 Winnipeg 200 metres Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston 100 metres 1966 San Juan 100 metres 1970 Panama City 100 metres 1970 Panama City 200 metres 1970 Panama City 4x100 m relay 1962 Kingston 4x100 m relay 1966 San Juan 200 metres 1966 San Juan 4x100 m relay Central American and Caribbean Championships 1967 Xalapa 200 metres 1969 Havana 100 metres 1969 Havana 200 metres 1967 Xalapa 100 metres Universiade 1965 Sofia 100 m 1965 Sofia 200 m 1963 Porto Alegre 100 m 1963 Porto Alegre 200 m

After retiring from competition, she coached youth athletes in the Sports Initiation Schools and the Superior School of Athletic Improvement. In November 2005, she was inducted into the Central American and Caribbean Confederation Hall of Fame.[1]

Cobián died on 1 December 2019 at the age of 77.[1][2]

References

1. "Cuban runner Miguelina Cobián, Olympic silver medalist dies". Radio Havana. 2019-12-01.
2. Falleció Miguelina Cobián, la Gacela Oriental del atletismo cubano (in Spanish)

External links

• Miguelina Cobián at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)