Andrés Simón
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| Full name | Andrés Simón Gómez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 15, 1961 (age 55) Guantánamo, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Simón and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Andrés Simón Gómez (born September 15, 1961 in Guantánamo) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in 1992 Barcelona.[1][2] He also participated in the relay at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.[1] He specialized in the 60 meters and 100 metres events. His personal best for the 100m is 10.06, set in Havana 1987.[2] He won the Gold medal in the 60m competition at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Andrés Simón". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- 1 2 Oliveros, Lemay Padrón (15 April 2009). "Andrés Simón: Rápido y pequeño" (in Spanish). Cuba Hora. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ "WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Budapest". istanbul2012wic.org. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
External links
- Andrés Simón profile at IAAF
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