Héctor Herrera (athlete)
Héctor Herrera ( Héctor Herrera Ortiz; born May 23, 1959 in Vertientes ) is a former Cuban middle-distance runner who was also used in the 4-by-400-meter relay because of his sprint strength .
At the Pan American Games in Caracas in 1983 , he won bronze with the Cuban 4-by-400-meter relay.
In 1991 he was sixth at the Pan American Games in Havana over 800 m and won the Cuban 4 x 400 meter relay. At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo , he came eighth with the Cuban relay.
The following year he was over 800 m Ibero-American champion. He had his greatest sporting success in the same season as part of the Cuban 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Together with Lázaro Martínez , Norberto Téllez and Roberto Hernández , he won the silver medal behind the US and ahead of the British team.
In 1993 he finished sixth at the World Championships in Stuttgart with the Cuban 4 x 400 meter relay and won over 800 m silver at the Central America and Caribbean Games .
In 1989, 1990 and 1992 he was Cuban champion over 800 m.
Personal best
Web links
- Héctor Herrera in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Cuban Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herrera, Héctor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herrera Ortiz, Héctor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban middle-distance runner and 400-meter relay runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vertientes |