Aurelio Janet
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 17 September 1945
Died | November 23, 1968 | (aged 23)
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Cuba |
Sport | Javelin throw |
Aurelio Janet was a Cuban Olympic javelin thrower. He represented his country in the men's javelin throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics. His distance was an 80.10 in the qualifiers and a 74.88 in the finals.[1]
He died in a car accident just 4 weeks after the Olympiad. He was en route to a sports event in Santa Clara, Cuba.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Aurelio Janet at Sports Reference Sports Reference
- ^ "Javelin Champ Dies In Mishap". The Times-News. 1968-11-18. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-03-17.