Luis Medina (athlete)

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

Luis Medina Montoya (born June 21, 1952) is a retired middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.

Luis Medina

Personal information
Born	June 21, 1952
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Cuba Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 800 metres Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 Santo Domingo 1500 metres 1978 Medellín 1500 metres 1982 Havana 1500 metres 1982 Havana 5000 metres

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1973	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	800 m	1:49.8
	Universiade	Moscow, Soviet Union	22nd (h)	800 m	1:52.5
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	800 m	1:48.68
			1st	1500 m	3:44.18
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	800 m	1:47.98
			3rd	1500 m	3:49.84
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	32nd (h)	800 m	1:50.15
			23rd (h)	1500 m	3:42.71
1977	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	1500 m	3:46.71
	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria	4th	1500 m	3:41.4
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	1st	1500 m	3:44.47
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	4th (h)	1500 m	3:45.61
1981	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	1500 m	3:44.10
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	1500 m	3:41.92
			2nd	5000 m	14:24.81

¹Did not start in the final

References

• Luis Medina at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Medina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.