Marlene Elejarde Díaz (also spelled Elejalde, June 3, 1951 – April 29, 1989) was a sprinter from

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 ...

. She was born in

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.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 ...

she helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, the first Olympic medal ever won by Cuban women. At the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

she won another relay medal, this time a bronze. She died in a car accident in 1989.

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Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

– 11.83 (1976) *

80 metres hurdles 80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling run by women until 1972 in international competitions. Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles. Masters athletics The distance, with different sp ...

– 10.99 (1968)

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* * * 1951 births 1989 deaths Cuban female sprinters Olympic athletes for Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Road incident deaths in Cuba Athletes from Havana Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Cuban sportswomen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub