Miguelina Cobián

Miguelina Cobián
Personal information
Full nameMiguelina Cobián Hechevarria
Born(1941-12-19)19 December 1941
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 77)
Havana, Cuba
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 4x100 m relay
Pan American Games
1967 Winnipeg 4x100 m relay
1963 São Paulo 100 metres
1963 São Paulo 200 metres
1963 São Paulo 4x100 m relay
1967 Winnipeg 100 metres
1967 Winnipeg 200 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
1962 Kingston 100 metres
1966 San Juan 100 metres
1970 Panama City 100 metres
1970 Panama City 200 metres
1970 Panama City 4x100 m relay
1962 Kingston 4x100 m relay
1966 San Juan 200 metres
1966 San Juan 4x100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Championships
1967 Xalapa 200 metres
1969 Havana 100 metres
1969 Havana 200 metres
1967 Xalapa 100 metres
Universiade
1965 Sofia 100 m
1965 Sofia 200 m
1963 Porto Alegre 100 m
1963 Porto Alegre 200 m

Miguelina Cobián Hechevarria[a] (19 December 1941 – 1 December 2019) was a Cuban sprinter. She was a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team that won a silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics,[1] the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.

After retiring from competition, she coached youth athletes in the Sports Initiation Schools and the Superior School of Athletic Improvement. In November 2005, she was inducted into the Central American and Caribbean Confederation Hall of Fame.[2]

Cobián died on 1 December 2019 at the age of 77.[2][3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 12.08
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 47.3
Ibero-American Games Madrid, Spain 1st 100 m 12.3
1st 200 m 25.3
1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 100 m 11.69
2nd 200 m 24.0
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.44
Universiade Porto Alegre, Brazil 3rd 100 m 12.4
3rd 200 m 24.74
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.5
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th 100 m 11.7
3rd (h) 200 m 23.81
1965 Universiade Budapest, Hungary 2nd 100 m 11.5
2nd 200 m 23.9
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 100 m 11.69
2nd 200 m 24.8
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.5
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 2nd 100 m 11.69
3rd 200 m 23.89
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.63
Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 2nd 100 m 11.6
1st 200 m 23.9
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.1
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 9th (h) 100 m 11.6
9th (sf) 200 m 23.3
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.36
1969 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 100 m 11.6
1st 200 m 23.8
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.9
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 1st 100 m 11.4 (w)
1st 200 m 23.5
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.7
Universiade Turin, Italy 4th 100 m 11.7
4th 200 m 23.7

1Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

  • 100 metres (hand timing) – 11.3h (Havana 1965)
  • 100 metres (electronic timing) – 11.41 A (Mexico City 1968)
  • 200 metres (hand timing) – 23.2h (Zurich 1969)
  • 200 metres (electronic timing) – 23.39 A (Mexico City 1968)

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cobián and the second or maternal family name is Hechevarria.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miguelina Cobián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Cuban runner Miguelina Cobián, Olympic silver medalist dies". Radio Havana. 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Falleció Miguelina Cobián, la Gacela Oriental del atletismo cubano". granma.cu (in Spanish).


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