Julián Morrinson

Julián Morrinson
Personal information
BornJuly 27, 1951
Morón, Cuba
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City Discus Throw
Central American and Caribbean Games
1974 Santo Domingo Discus Throw
1978 Medellin Discus Throw

Julián Alberto Morrinson Gales (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljam ˈmorinson]; born July 27, 1951) is a former discus thrower from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, where he did not reach the final in the men's discus throw event. He won the gold medal at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.

His personal best is 64.18 metres set in 1977.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 5th Discus throw 51.10 m
Universiade Turin, Italy 12th Discus throw 48.80 m
1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st Discus throw 57.58 m
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st Discus throw 58.10 m
1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 2nd Discus throw 59.88 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 16th (q) Discus throw 59.92 m
1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 1st Discus throw 60.82 m
Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 5th Discus throw 61.02 m
World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 5th Discus throw 58.98 m1
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 2nd Discus throw 58.56 m

1Representing the Americas

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