José Triana Matamoros (born 30 November 1948) is a Cuban former track and field athlete who competed as a short-distance sprinter during the late 1960s and 1970s. As part of Cuba's relay squads, Triana is a two-time Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalist in the 4×100 meters relay (1970 and 1974) and a silver medalist at the 1970 Summer Universiade.
He represented Cuba at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, competing in the men's 4×100 meters relay alongside Pablo Montes, Hermes Ramírez, and Juan Morales. He also achieved individual success at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, securing the silver medal in the 100-meter sprint and the bronze medal in the 200-meter sprint.
Early life and career He was born on 30 November 1948 in Florida, Camagüey.
In 1970, he won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games with his teammates, Pablo Montes, Juan Morales, and Hermes Ramírez, with a time of 39.4 seconds, followed by Colombia and Puerto Rico. In the same year, he also won a silver medal in the 1970 Summer Universiade for the same sport
Then, in 1972, he competed in the Summer Olympics, placing 5th in heat 1 of round 2, with the same teammate he had at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970.
During his second participation in the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1974, he won the gold medal in the same category with Montes, Leonard, and 39.62 seconds, followed by the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands Antilles. Other than the 4 × 100 meters relay, he also competed in other categories and won the silver medal in the 100m sprint the bronze medal in the 200m sprint.
International competitions Representing 1969Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba2nd100 m10.71970Central American and Caribbean GamesPanama City, Panama1st4 × 100 m relay39.4UniversiadeTurin, Italy5th100 m10.62nd4 × 100 m relay39.21972Olympic GamesMunich, West Germany7th (sf)4 × 100 m relay39.041973Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMaracaibo, Venezuela2nd100 m10.22nd4 × 100 m relay40.21974Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2nd100 m10.673rd200 m21.541st4 × 100 m relay39.621975Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico2nd4 × 100 m relay38.46
Personal bests 100 metres – 10.1 (Dresden 1972).
References
External links
1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final