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As a 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 14-year-old, Juantorena was first considered a potential star at basketball; he was sent to a state basketball school, [ 5 ] and was a member of the national team. [ 1 ] Meanwhile, he had been a regional high-school champion at 800 and 1500 meters. [ 6 ]
Jul 29, 1976 · Juantorena’s impact on Olympic history was fleeting yet spectacular. Mushrooming to 6ft 2 in his early teens, Juantorena was earmarked for a basketball career but his college coaches saw his running prowess and he turned his attentions to the 400m and then the 800m.
Jul 5, 2021 · 'Running for the Revolution' is a new documentary film that chronicles the life of Olympic athletics legend and World Athletics Council Member Alberto Juantorena
Juantorena interrupted, announcing that the grand champion among the senior citizens was a 110-year-old man who had 51 children by five wives. “That’s 10.2 by each wife,”...
May 8, 1979 · Juantorena has run 44.26, the fastest time at sea level. He is among Cuba's elite, with a new house in a residential section of Havana and a Soviet‐made Lada 150, the equivalent of a Fiat.
In Montreal, Alberto Juantorena became the only athlete to ever win the 400m and 800m at the same Olympic Games. This is acknowledged as a truly remarkable athletic accomplishment as the 400m is a sprint race and the 800m is a tactical middle-distance event.
Sep 13, 2023 · A search for “Juan Torena” on the internet, more often than not, yields the Cuban athlete Alberto Juantorena instead of the lone Filipino entry in the “Hollywood Heartthrob” derby-- Juan (Garchi)Torena, 1898-1983.
