Pablo Montes (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pablo Montes (athlete)

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 26-Oct-2008

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in Havana – October 26, 2008) was a Cuban sprinter.
His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay.
He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals.
In 1970, he won both the short sprint events (100 metres and 200 metres) at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
In his semi-final for the 100 metres, he clocked a wind-assisted time of 9.93 seconds, then the second fastest time ever, and only the third time that anyone had broken ten seconds. He died of heart attack in 2008.