Jorge Montenegro (born 21 September 1968) is a retired

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shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. He won the gold medal at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, the gold medal at the 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships, the bronze medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, the gold medal at the

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and the silver medal at the

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. He became Cuban champion in 1991, 1992 and 1993 in between

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and Carlos Fandiño. His personal best put was 19.55 metres, achieved in March 1990 in

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1968 births Living people Cuban male shot putters Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub