Silvio Leonard
Silvio Leonard Sarría ( born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos ) is a retired Cuban sprinter.
In 1973 he won silver over 100 meters at the Universiade and about 200 m at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. The following year saw double gold in the 100 and 200 meters at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
In 1975, he was over 100 meters at the Golden Spike in Ostrava, the fourth athlete in the history (after the Americans Eddie Hart, Rey Robinson and Steve Williams), the handgestoppte 9.9 seconds ran in a race without an electronic time measurement. He then won over the same distance at the Pan American Games in Mexico City
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he retired about 100 m from the quarter-finals. In the 4 x 100 - meter relay, he came with the Cuban team to fifth place.
In 1977, he ran Weltjahresbestzeiten about 100 m ( 9.98 s ) and 200 m ( 20.08 s ). In front of him was merely remained Jim Hines at his Olympic victory in 1968 stopped electronically under the 10 -second mark. In the Universiade and the Central American and Caribbean Championships he won gold in the 100 m and silver over 200 meters, the IAAF World Cup in Dusseldorf bronze over both distances.
In each case a double victory in the 100 and 200 meters he managed at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1978 and at the Pan American Games in 1979 in San Juan. At the Athletics World Cup 1979 in Montreal, he won the 200m and as part of an America selection in the 4 x 100 - meter relay.
At the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980, he was the big favorite, as some of its strongest competitors were missing because of the boycott of many Western countries. About 100 meters he ran concurrently with Allan Wells in 10.25 s, and only the evaluation of the target photos revealed that the Briton had won the race and the Cubans had to be content with the silver medal. About 200 m Leonard finished fourth and missed with only 0.01 s behind the Jamaican Donald Quarrie the bronze medal. In the 4 x 100 - meter relay, he left with the Cuban team in the lead.