Juan Jarvis | |
Birth Date: | December 6, 1950 |
Birth Place: | Guantanamo, Cuba |
Juan Nicolas Jarvis Ocana (born December 6, 1950, in Guantanamo, Cuba) is a former Cuban athlete. He is the fourth son of Esther Ocana Nolasco and Teodoro Jarvis.
Competing as a javelin thrower for more than 10 years, he participated in many international competitions as a part of the Cuban national team. At the 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics he won the gold medal.[1] He won silver at both the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games[1] and the 1975 Pan American Games,[2] and gold once again at the 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.[1]