Julián Alberto Morrinson Gales (; born July 27, 1951) is a former

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er from

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. He competed for his native country at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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, Quebec, Canada, where he did not reach the final in the men's discus throw event. He won the gold medal at the

1974 Central American and Caribbean Games The 12th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 27 to March 13, 1974, and included 1,928 athletes from 23 nations competing in 18 sports. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Med ...

. His personal best is 64.18 metres set in 1977.

International competitions

¹Representing the Americas

References

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1951 births Living people Cuban male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people 20th-century Cuban sportsmen People from Morón, Cuba {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub