Osvaldo Lara

Cuban sprinter (1955–2024)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Lara and the second or maternal family name is  Cañizares.

Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (July 13, 1955 – January 2, 2024) was a Cuban male track and field sprinter, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100. And 8th in the 200.

In 1984, he missed the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott, but he competed at the Friendship Games in Moscow, where he won the 100 metres.

Lara died on January 2, 2024, at the age of 68.[1]

## International competitions

[edit]

Representing  Cuba & Americas  Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

|
|
|
|
|

1977  | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico  | 3rd  | 100 m  | 10.63
2nd  | 200 m  | 21.13
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.86
Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3rd  | 100 m  | 10.31
10th (sf)  | 200 m  | 21.59
4th  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.31
World Cup | Düsseldorf, West Germany | 3rd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 38.56
1978  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia  | 2nd  | 100 m  | 10.11
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.44
1979  | Spartakiad | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd  | 100 m  | 10.41
Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico  | 6th  | 100 m  | 10.47
7th  | 200 m  | 21.00
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.14
World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 38.70
1980  | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th  | 100 m  | 10.43
8th  | 200 m  | 21.19
–  | 4 × 100 m relay  | DNF
1981  | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.96
1982  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba  | 2nd  | 100 m  | 10.26
2nd  | 200 m  | 20.94
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.15
1983  | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela  | 4th  | 100 m  | 10.21
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 38.55
1984  | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union  | 1st  | 100 m  | 10.17
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 38.79
1985  | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas  | 2nd  | 100 m  | 10.30
1986  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 5th  | 100 m  | 10.51
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 38.74
Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 39.46

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Falleció destacado ex velocista cuban (in Spanish)

## External links

[edit]

* Year Ranking
* Osvaldo Lara at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
* trackfield.brinkster

* v
* t
* e

Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay

* 1926: Mexico (Ahumada, Gómez, Ramírez, Aguilar)
* 1930: Cuba (Torriente, Rodríguez, Alfonso, Seino)
* 1935: Cuba (Rodríguez, Acosta, Torriente, Verrier)
* 1938: Puerto Rico (Villodas, Guerra, Malavé, Vázquez)
* 1946: Panama (Loney, Thomas, Clarke, La Beach)
* 1950: Cuba (Fortún, Farrés, Mazorra, Wilson)
* 1954: Jamaica (LaBeach, Rhoden, Gardner, Laing)
* 1959: Venezuela (Bonas, Murad, Esteves, Romero)
* 1962: Venezuela (Herrera, Murad, Romero, Esteves)
* 1966: Jamaica (Clayton, McNeil, Headley, Fray)
* 1970: Cuba (Ramírez, Montes, Morales, Triana)
* 1974: Cuba (Triana, Montes, Bandomo, Leonard)
* 1978: Trinidad and Tobago (Noel, Crawford, Husbands, Serrette)
* 1982: Cuba (Lara, Casañas, Peñalver, Saborit)
* 1986: Cuba (Lara, Peñalver, Querol, Simón)
* 1990: Cuba (Simón, Peñalver, Stevens, Isasi)
* 1993: Cuba (Simón, I. García, Isasi, Aguilera)
* 1998: Cuba (A. García, Ortiz, I. García, Pérez)
* 2002: Dominican Republic (Matos, Morillo, Sainfleur, Báez)
* 2006: Netherlands Antilles (Mariano, Kwidama, Duzant, Martina)
* 2010: Trinidad and Tobago (Sorrillo, Burns, Callender, Bledman)
* 2014: Cuba (Ruíz, Mena, Luis, Carrero)
* 2018: Barbados (Brathwaite, Burke, Ellis, Hoyte)
* 2023: Trinidad and Tobago (Hosten, Benjamin, Harrison Jr., Augustine)

* v
* t
* e

IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay

* 1977: United States (Collins, Riddick, Wiley, Williams)
* 1979: Americas (Lara, dos Santos, Leonard, de Araújo)
* 1981: Europe (Zwoliński, Licznerski, Dunecki, Woronin)
* 1985: United States (Glance, Baptiste, Smith, Evans)
* 1989: United States (Cason, Dees, Council, Watkins)
* 1992: United States (Bridgewater, Braunskill, Smith, Williams)
* 1994: Great Britain (Braithwaite, Jarrett, Regis, Christie)
* 1998: Great Britain (Condon, Devonish, Golding, Chambers)
* 2002: United States (Drummond, Smoots, Conwright, Miller)
* 2006: United States (Conwright, Spearmon, Gay, Smoots)
* 2010: Americas (Bailey, Spearmon, Gay, Martina)
* 2014: Americas (Collins, Rodgers, Carter, Thompson)
* 2018: Americas (Rodgers, Lyles, Blake, Tracey)

Authority control databases: People |

* World Athletics

|

This biographical article relating to Cuban athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template