Cuban sprinter (1955–2024)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Lara and the second or maternal family name is
Cañizares .
Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (July 13, 1955 – January 2, 2024) was a Cuban male track and field sprinter , who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , Soviet Union . He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100. And 8th in the 200.
In 1984, he missed the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott, but he competed at the Friendship Games in Moscow, where he won the 100 metres.
Lara died on January 2, 2024, at the age of 68.[ 1]
International competitions [ edit ] Representing Cuba & Americas Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa , Mexico 3rd 100 m 10.63 A 2nd 200 m 21.13 A 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.86 World Cup Düsseldorf , West Germany 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.56 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín , Colombia 2nd 100 m 10.11 1979 Pan American Games San Juan , Puerto Rico 6th 100 m 10.47 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.14 1980 Olympic Games Moscow , Soviet Union 8th 200 m 21.19 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana , Cuba 2nd 100 m 10.26 2nd 200 m 20.94 1983 Pan American Games Caracas , Venezuela 4th 100 m 10.21 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.55 1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 100 m 10.17 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau , Bahamas 2nd 100 m 10.30 1986 Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.46
1926: Mexico (Ahumada , Gómez , Ramírez , Aguilar ) 1930: Cuba (Torriente , Rodríguez , Alfonso , Seino ) 1935: Cuba (Rodríguez , Acosta , Torriente , Verrier ) 1938: Puerto Rico (Villodas , Guerra , Malavé , Vázquez ) 1946: Panama (Loney , Thomas , Clarke , La Beach ) 1950: Cuba (Fortún , Farrés , Mazorra , Wilson ) 1954: Jamaica (LaBeach , Rhoden , Gardner , Laing ) 1959: Venezuela (Bonas , Murad , Esteves , Romero ) 1962: Venezuela (Herrera , Murad , Romero , Esteves ) 1966: Jamaica (Clayton , McNeil , Headley , Fray ) 1970: Cuba (Ramírez , Montes , Morales , Triana ) 1974: Cuba (Triana , Montes , Bandomo , Leonard ) 1978: Trinidad and Tobago (Noel , Crawford , Husbands , Serrette ) 1982: Cuba (Lara , Casañas , Peñalver , Saborit ) 1986: Cuba (Lara , Peñalver , Querol , Simón ) 1990: Cuba (Simón , Peñalver , Stevens , Isasi ) 1993: Cuba (Simón , I. García , Isasi , Aguilera ) 1998: Cuba (A. García , Ortiz , I. García , Pérez ) 2002: Dominican Republic (Matos , Morillo , Sainfleur , Báez ) 2006: Netherlands Antilles (Mariano , Kwidama , Duzant , Martina ) 2010: Trinidad and Tobago (Sorrillo , Burns , Callender , Bledman ) 2014: Cuba (Ruíz , Mena , Luis , Carrero ) 2018: Barbados (Brathwaite , Burke , Ellis , Hoyte ) 2023: Trinidad and Tobago (Hosten , Benjamin , Harrison Jr. , Augustine )
1977: United States (Collins , Riddick , Wiley , Williams ) 1979: Americas (Lara , dos Santos , Leonard , de Araújo ) 1981: Europe (Zwoliński , Licznerski , Dunecki , Woronin ) 1985: United States (Glance , Baptiste , Smith , Evans ) 1989: United States (Cason , Dees , Council , Watkins ) 1992: United States (Bridgewater , Braunskill , Smith , Williams ) 1994: Great Britain (Braithwaite , Jarrett , Regis , Christie ) 1998: Great Britain (Condon , Devonish , Golding , Chambers ) 2002: United States (Drummond , Smoots , Conwright , Miller ) 2006: United States (Conwright , Spearmon , Gay , Smoots ) 2010: Americas (Bailey , Spearmon , Gay , Martina ) 2014: Americas (Collins , Rodgers , Carter , Thompson ) 2018: Americas (Rodgers , Lyles , Blake , Tracey )