Waiting 108 years to achieve the glory of the olympics

Authors

  • Douglas Crispín Castellanos Universidad Manuel Fajardo de la Habana Author

Keywords:

sports history, Cuban sports, Olympics.

Abstract

This article is a brief summary exclusively of the evolution of athletes from the Isla de la Juventud (Cuba), in the Modern Olympic Games and the108 years who had to wait to finally get a gold medal by one of its citizens.

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Author Biography

  • Douglas Crispín Castellanos, Universidad Manuel Fajardo de la Habana
    Presidente de la Cátedra de Estudios Olímpicos Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

References

FORBES, Irene, LUJAN, Ana María, VELASQUES, Juan. Famosos y desconocidos, cubanos en Juegos Olímpicos. Cuba, editorial Pueblo y Educación, 2003. 308p.

MECIAS CAÑIZARES, Luis Ángel. Yoel García Luis, otro pinero Olímpico (Trabajo de diploma para optar por el título de licenciado en Cultura Física), Isla de la Juventud, ISCF Manuel Fajardo, 2005, 15.

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Published

2012-04-01

Issue

No. 10 (2012)

Section

Artículos

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How to Cite

Crispín Castellanos, Douglas. 2012. “Waiting 108 Years to Achieve the Glory of the Olympics”. Materiales Para La Historia Del Deporte, no. 10 (April): 72-75. https://polired.upm.es/index.php/materiales_historia_deporte/article/view/4150.