Ramón López (triple jumper)

Ramón López
Personal information
Full nameRamón Mariano López Fleites
Born(1936-01-16)16 January 1936
Died15 September 2021(2021-09-15) (aged 85)[1]
Santa Clara, Cuba
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Triple jump
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Ibero American Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Santiago Triple jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Kingston Triple jump
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo Triple jump

Ramón Mariano López Fleites (16 January 1936 – 15 September 2021) was a Cuban athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 8th High jump 1.81 m
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 15th Triple jump 7.51 m
Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd Triple jump 15.06 m
1961 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 33rd (q) Triple jump 14.53 m
1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica 2nd Triple jump 15.33 m
1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 2nd Triple jump 15.08 m
Universiade Porto Alegre, Brazil 5th Triple jump 15.55 m

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Rojas Garay, Osvaldo (2 October 2021). "Unas líneas para López Fleites" (PDF). Vanguardia (in Spanish). Cuba. p. 7. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramón López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2017.