Positions held within the IAAF
Council Member
Athletes’ Commission Chairman
Grand Prix Commission Member |
Competitive sports career: |
1973
Gold medallist - Moscow Universiade - 400m (45.36) |
1974
Gold medallist - Dominica Central American Games
- 400m (45.36) |
1976
Double Gold medallist - Montreal Olympic Games
800m (1:43.50) and 400m (44.26) |
1977
Gold medallist - Sofia Universiade - World Record
- 800m (1:43.44) |
1977
Double Gold medallist - Dusseldorf World Cup
800m (1:44.01) and 400m (45.36) |
1978
Double Gold medallist - Columbia Central American Games
400m (44.27) and 800m (1:47.78) |
1982
Gold medallist - Cuba Central American Games -
800m (1:45.19) & 4 x 400m |
Past and present offices held: |
1984 - date
Vice Minister of Sports for Cuba |
1986 - date
Vice-President of the Cuban Olympic Committee |
1986 - date
Vice-President for Latinamerica UNESCO
Member of the Governmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport |
1995
Technical Delegate - 5th IAAF World Championships
Gothenburg |
1997- date
Senior Vice-President of the Cuban Olympic Committee |
| To find out more
about Alberto Juantorena, click here to read his
interview published in the July 2000 edition of the IAAF Newsletter. |
