Aurelio Janet was a

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

n Olympic

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

er. He represented his country in the men's javelin throw at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

. His distance was an 80.10 in the qualifiers and a 74.88 in the finals. He died in a car accident just 4 weeks after the Olympiad. He was en route to a sports event in

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Cuban male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics 1945 births 1968 deaths Road incident deaths in Cuba Deaths of competitors in athletics 20th-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub