Samuel Anderson (athlete)

Samuel Andersón
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Aurelio Andersón Schweyer
Born25 September 1929 (1929-09-25)
Matanzas, Cuba
Died18 August 2012 (2012-08-19) (aged 82)
Riverview, Florida, U.S.
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)

Samuel Aurelio Andersón Schweyer[a] (25 September 1929 – 18 August 2012)[1] was a Cuban hurdler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. A specialist in the 110 metres hurdles, he won a silver medal at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, bronze medal at the 1951 Pan American Games, and gold medal in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2][3]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Samuel Anderson's obituary". legacy.com.
  2. ^ "Samuel Aurelio Anderson Schweyer". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samuel Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
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