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]