Genovevo Morejón
Genovevo Morejón (born 3 January 1954) is a Cuban former track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. His personal best was 70.22 m (230 ft 4+1⁄2 in), set in Havana on 20 June 1980.[1] His greatest honour was the gold medal at the Pan American Games in 1983, becoming the first Caribbean man to win that title.[2]
Morejón was also a gold medallist at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – the latter included a championship record of 67.60 m (221 ft 9+1⁄4 in). He also won minor medals at Pan American and Central American and Caribbean level, as well as a silver at the 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.[3][4][5]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 57.58 m |
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 69.14 m |
1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 67.66 m |
1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 67.10 m |
1983 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 67.60 m CR |
Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 65.34 m | |
Ibero-American Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 65.28 m |
References
- ^ Genovevo Morejón. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
- ^ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
- ^ Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-10.
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- 1951: Emilio Ortíz (ARG)
- 1955: Bob Backus (USA)
- 1959: Albert Hall (USA)
- 1963: Albert Hall (USA)
- 1967: Tom Gage (USA)
- 1971: Albert Hall (USA)
- 1975: Larry Hart (USA)
- 1979: Scott Neilson (CAN)
- 1983: Genovevo Morejón (CUB)
- 1987: Jud Logan (USA)
- 1991: Jim Driscoll (USA)
- 1995: Lance Deal (USA)
- 1999: Lance Deal (USA)
- 2003: Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG)
- 2007: James Steacy (CAN)
- 2011: Kibwé Johnson (USA)
- 2015: Kibwé Johnson (USA)
- 2019: Gabriel Kehr (CHI)
- 2023: Ethan Katzberg (CAN)