Antonio González (born 13 July 1956) is a Cuban former javelin thrower. He set a personal best of in 1982 (with the old javelin design).[1] He was a silver medallist at the 1979 Pan American Games (behind winner Duncan Atwood by only four centimetres) and was bronze medallist at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.[2] [3]
He won his first international medal as a teenager, taking the silver behind compatriot Reinaldo Patterson at the 1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.[4] He won his sole regional title at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games with a games record throw of . He returned four years later to take the bronze medal.[5]
1975 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 68.46 m |
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 78.74 m |
1979 | IAAF World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 3rd | 83.44 m | |
Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 84.12 m | |
1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 74.86 m |