Francisco Gómez
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1957-02-07) 7 February 1957
Height169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres, long jump

Francisco Gómez Hechavarría (born 7 February 1957) is a Cuban sprinter and long jumper. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

At the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, Gómez won the bronze medal in the long jump.[3]

At the 1976 Olympics, Gómez accused Olympic gold medalist Alberto Juantorena of sabotaging the Cuban national team by putting talcum powder on their beds in the Olympic village, a claim that Juantorena did not deny.[4] The prank caused sprinter Silvio Leonard to trip and fall on glass requiring stitches, but for accusing Juantorena, the Cuban national team disciplined Gómez by leaving him in Montreal.[5]

Gómez Hechavarría is from the Palma Soriano city of Cuba.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Francisco Gómez at Olympedia
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Gómez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Torres, Alejandro M. Abadía (23 November 2023). "La fatídica tarde en que Silvio Leonard perdió la medalla olímpica". Play-Off Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "El día que Leonard cayó en el foso". On Cuba News (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Glorias del Deporte Palmero". Palma Soriano.


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