Marlene Elejarde
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marlene Elejarde Díaz |
| Born | June 3, 1951 Marianao, Havana, Cuba |
| Died | April 29, 1989 (aged 37) Havana, Cuba |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Medal record | |
Marlene Elejarde Díaz[a] (also spelled Elejalde,[1] June 3, 1951 – April 29, 1989) was a sprinter from Cuba. She was born in Havana. At the 1968 Summer Olympics she helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, the first Olympic medal ever won by Cuban women. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she won another relay medal, this time a bronze. She died in a car accident in 1989.[2]
International competitions
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 11.83 (1976)
- 80 metres hurdles – 10.99 (1968)
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elejarde and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
References
- ^ Victor Joaquin Ortega (January 21, 2023). "Marlene Elejalde brilla desde su puesto en el Salón de la Fama" [Marlene Elejalde shines from her place in the Hall of Fame]. Radio COCO.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marlene Elejarde". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
Full name: Marlene Elejarde Díaz
External links
- Marlene Elejarde at World Athletics
- Marlene Elejalde Diaz at Olympics.com
- Marlene Elejarde at Olympic.org (archived)
- Marlene Elejalde at Olympedia