Genovevo Morejón Explained

Genovevo Morejón (born 3 January 1954) is a Cuban former track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. His personal best was, set in Havana on 20 June 1980.^[1] His greatest honour was the gold medal at the Pan American Games in 1983, becoming the first Caribbean man to win that title.^[2]

Morejón was also a gold medallist at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – the latter included a championship record of . He also won minor medals at Pan American and Central American and Caribbean level, as well as a silver at the 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.^{[3] [4] [5]}

International competitions

1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	57.58 m
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	69.14 m
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	3rd	67.66 m
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	bgcolor=gold	1st	67.10 m
1983	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	bgcolor=gold	1st	67.60 m
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	65.34 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	bgcolor=silver	2nd	65.28 m

Notes and References

1. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/291576 Genovevo Morejón
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/pag.htm Pan American Games
3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacc.htm Central American and Caribbean Championships
4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm Central American and Caribbean Games
5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/iac.htm Ibero-American Championships