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Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former Cuban hurdler.

Born (1954-01-29) 29 January 1954 (age 72)
Havana, Cuba
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Alejandro Casañas
Personal information
Born (1954-01-29) 29 January 1954 (age 72)
Havana, Cuba
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1976 Montreal110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1980 Moscow110 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1975 Mexico City110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1975 Mexico City4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1979 San Juan110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1983 Caracas110 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1974 Santo Domingo110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1978 Medellín110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1982 Havana110 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 Ponce110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1981 Santo Domingo110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1983 Havana110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place1985 Nassau110 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1977 Sofia110 m hurdles
Representing Americas
IAAF World Cup
Silver medal – second place1977 Düsseldorf110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1981 Rome110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place1979 Montreal110 m hurdles
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At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he set a new world record in the 110 m hurdles with a time 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand for two years. He could never fully copy the world-leading performance at the Olympic Games, where he won silver medals in 1976 and 1980.

His Cuban record time has later been improved by Anier García, Dayron Robles and Emilio Valle.[1]

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 4th 110 m hurdles 14.3
Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 5th 110 m hurdles 14.17
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany – 110 m hurdles DNF
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 110 m hurdles 13.80 (w)
1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st 110 m hurdles 13.44
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.46
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.33
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.01
1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 1st 110 m hurdles 13.55
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.86
Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 1st 110 m hurdles 13.21 WR
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.31
World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.501
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 1st 110 m hurdles 13.67
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.44
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.46
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.14
World Cup Montreal, Canada 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.441
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.40
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 110 m hurdles 13.85
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.96
World Cup Rome, Italy 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.361
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st 110 m hurdles 13.38
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.15
1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 110 m hurdles 13.61 (w)
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.702
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.51
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 110 m hurdles 25.60
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st 110 m hurdles 13.68
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1Representing the Americas
2Did not start in the semifinals

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