Alejandro Casañas
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Alejandro Francisco•Casañas Ramírez |
| Used name | Alejandro•Casañas |
| Born | 29 January 1954 in Guanabacoa, Ciudad de La Habana (CUB) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 79 kg |
| NOC |  Cuba |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
After finishing fifth in 1971 Alejandro Casañas also won gold (1975) and silver (1979 and 1983) in 110 metres hurdles at the Pan American Games. Also he was a member of two silver medal winning 4×100 metres Pan American Games relay teams in 1975 (with Pablo Montes, José Triana, and Hermes Ramírez) and 1979 (with Silvio Leonard, Osvaldo Lara, and the non-Olympian Juan Saborit).
Personal Bests: 100 – 10.1 (1976); 110H – 13.21 (1977).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Alejandro Casañas | |||
| 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | AC h4 r1/3 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Cuba | |||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Alejandro Casañas | |||
| 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Cuba | 5 | ||||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Alejandro Casañas | |||
| 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Cuba | AC h1 r1/2 |
Olympic family relations
- Granduncle of Frank Casañas
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–4–0 1975 Ciudad de México ATH gold: 110 m hurdles, silver: 4×100 m relay; 1979 San Juan ATH silver: 110 m hurdles and 4×100 m relay; 1983 Caracas ATH silver: 110 m hurdles)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1977 Sofia ATH gold: 110 m hurdles)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (4–1–0 1974 Santo Domingo ATH gold: 110 m hurdles; 1978 Medellín ATH gold: 110 m hurdles, silver: 4×100 m relay; 1982 La Habana ATH gold: 110 m hurdles and 4×100 m relay)