Juantorena
Britishnoun
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"I feel sorry for them, because they change their jersey for any monetary reason," Cuban Athletics Federation President Alberto Juantorena said last month.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2022
“I feel sorry for them, because they change their jersey for any monetary reason,” said Alberto Juantorena, who won the 400- and 800-meter races at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022
She said afterward she “most definitely” intends to become the first woman to win Olympic gold at 800 and 400 meters — and just the second runner after Cuban Alberto Juantorena.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021
Alberto Juantorena, the man with the 9ft stride, burst into the spotlight in 1976 to take the 400m and 800m gold medals in Montreal, and later became Cuba’s vice sports minister.
From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2016
The U.S. took the second and third sets despite a barrage of killer spikes by Osmany Juantorena, a former Cuba national team wing spiker now playing for Italy.
From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2016
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