Manuel Puig

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameManuel Lorenzo•Puig Miyar
Used nameManuel•Puig
Nick/petnamesÑongo
Born10 August 1928 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba (CUB)
Died20 April 1961 in La Habana (Havana), Ciudad de La Habana (CUB)
NOC Cuba

Biography

Manuel Puig rowed in the Cuban coxed four at the 1948 London Olympics, alongside his brother, Ramón Puig. Manuel Puig was born in Santiago de Cuba but his family moved to Spain when he was a child, and later emigrated to Italy. Puig returned to Cuba after World War II, and later fought against the revolution of Fidel Castro.

Manuel Puig was a member of Brigade 2506 that attempted to assist the US-backed Bay of Pigs (Bahía de Cochinos) invasion in 1961. In March 1961 Puig was arrested while they were at a strategy meeting in Miramar. He was executed by firing squad one month later. His brother, Ramón, was sentenced to 30 years hard labor for his role in resisting the Castro government, but he was later released and escaped to Miami, Florida.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Rowing CUB Manuel Puig
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) Cuba 2 h5 r3/5

Olympic family relations

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