Pablo Montes (athlete)

Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in Havana – October 26, 2008) was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals. In 1970, he won both the short sprint events (100 metres and 200 metres) at the Central American and Caribbean Games. In his semi-final for the 100 metres, he clocked a wind-assisted time of 9.93 seconds, then the second fastest time ever, and only the third time that anyone had broken ten seconds.

Pablo Montes

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Montes Casanova
Born	(1945-11-23)November 23, 1945 Vedado, Havana, Cuba
Died	October 26, 2008(2008-10-26) (aged 62) Havana, Cuba
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 200 metres 1975 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 Panama City 100 metres 1970 Panama City 200 metres 1974 Santo Domingo 100 metres

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

He died of heart attack in 2008.[1]

Achievements

• 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - bronze medal (200 m)
• 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - bronze medal (100 m)

References

1. IAAF, October 27, 2008: CAC Athletics mourns the passing of Cuban Olympic medallist Pablo Montes

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pablo Montes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• 1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final