Juan Leiva
Juan Leiva ( Juan Antonio Leiva; born July 17, 1932 ) a former Venezuelan sprinter and hurdler .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, he was eliminated over 100 m and 200 m in the preliminary run.
In 1954 he won silver over 400 m hurdles at the Central America and Caribbean Games and bronze over 110 m hurdles at the South American Athletics Championships in São Paulo .
In 1955 he won silver in the 4-by-100-meter relay and bronze in the 4-by-400-meter relay at the Pan American Games in Mexico City . He finished fifth over 400 m hurdles.
He set his personal best over 100 m of 10.6 s on 12 pril 1953 in La Concepción .
Web links
- Juan Leiva in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Juan Leiva in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leiva, Juan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leiva, Juan Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan sprinter and hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1932 |