José Barrientos Explained

José Barrientos
Nationality:Cuban
Sport:Sprinting
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:18 March 1904

José Barrientos (18 March 1904  - 27 September 1945) was a Cuban sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] He died in a plane crash.[1] The Barrientos Memorial was created following his death and is the oldest athletics tournament in the Caribbean.[2]

Notes and References

  1. José Barrientos Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170945/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jose-barrientos-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Athletes from 13 Countries to Compete in José Barrientos in Memoriam . 4 June 2017 . namnewsnetwork .