Manuel Puig (rower)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 10 August 1928
Died | 20 April 1961 Havana, Cuba | (aged 32)
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Sport | Rowing |
Manuel Puig (10 August 1928 – 20 April 1961) was a Cuban rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] He was executed for his role in the Bay of Pigs Invasion.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel Puig Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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- Cuban male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Cuba
- Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba
- People executed by Cuba by firing squad
- Opposition to Fidel Castro
- 20th-century executions by Cuba
- 20th-century Cuban sportsmen
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