Miguelina Cobián Hechevarria (19 December 1941 – 1 December 2019) was a Cuban sprinter. She was a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team that won a silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.
After retiring from competition, she coached youth athletes in the Sports Initiation Schools and the Superior School of Athletic Improvement. In November 2005, she was inducted into the Central American and Caribbean Confederation Hall of Fame.
Cobián died on 1 December 2019 at the age of 77.
International competitions Representing 1962Central American and Caribbean GamesKingston, Jamaica1st100 m12.082nd4 × 100 m relay47.3Ibero-American GamesMadrid, Spain1st100 m12.31st200 m25.31963Pan American GamesSão Paulo, Brazil2nd100 m11.692nd200 m24.02nd4 × 100 m relay46.44UniversiadePorto Alegre, Brazil3rd100 m12.43rd200 m24.743rd4 × 100 m relay47.51964Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan5th100 m11.73rd (h)200 m23.811965UniversiadeBudapest, Hungary2nd100 m11.52nd200 m23.91966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico1st100 m11.692nd200 m24.82nd4 × 100 m relay46.51967Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada2nd100 m11.693rd200 m23.891st4 × 100 m relay44.63Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsXalapa, Mexico2nd100 m11.61st200 m23.91st4 × 100 m relay45.11968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico9th (h)100 m11.69th (sf)200 m23.32nd4 × 100 m relay43.361969Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba1st100 m11.61st200 m23.81st4 × 100 m relay45.91970Central American and Caribbean GamesPanama City, Panama1st100 m11.4 (w)1st200 m23.51st4 × 100 m relay44.7UniversiadeTurin, Italy4th100 m11.74th200 m23.7 1Disqualified in the final
Personal bests 100 metres (hand timing) – 11.3 (Havana 1965) 100 metres (electronic timing) – 11.41 (Mexico City 1968) 200 metres (hand timing) – 23.2 (Zurich 1969) 200 metres (electronic timing) – 23.39 (Mexico City 1968)
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