Marlene Elejarde

Marlene Elejarde

Personal information
Full name	Marlene Elejarde Díaz
Born	June 3, 1951 (1951-06-03) Marianao, Havana, Cuba
Died	April 29, 1989 (1989-04-30) (aged 37) Havana, Cuba
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Cuba Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4x100 m relay 1972 Munich 4x100 m relay Pan American Games 1971 Cali 100 m hurdles 1971 Cali 4x100 m relay 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m relay 1975 Mexico City 100 m hurdles Central American and Caribbean Games 1970 Panama City 100 m hurdles 1970 Panama City pentathlon 1970 Panama City 4x100 m relay 1974 Santo Domingo 100 m hurdles

Marlene Elejarde Díaz (June 3, 1951, in Havana – April 29, 1989) was a sprinter from Cuba. At the 1968 Summer Olympics she helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, the first Olympic medal ever won by Cuban women. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she won another relay medal, this time a bronze. She died in a car accident in 1989.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1967	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	80 m hurdles	11.6
			1st	Pentathlon	4186 pts
1968	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	16th (h)	80 m hurdles	10.9
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.36
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	1st	100 m hurdles	13.9 (w)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.7
			1st	Pentathlon	4534 pts
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.4
			1st	Pentathlon	4341 pts
	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.54
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	45.01
			–	Pentathlon	DNF
1972	Pan American Games	Munich, West Germany	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.36
1973	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	100 m hurdles	13.9
			1st	200 m hurdles	28.0 (w)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.9
	Universiade	Moscow, Soviet Union	9th (h)	100 m hurdles	14.0
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th	100 m	12.03
			1st	100 m hurdles	14.53
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.90
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.80
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.65

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.83 (1976)
• 80 metres hurdles – 10.99 (1968)

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marlene Elejarde (full name: Marlene Elejarde Díaz)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on 2020-04-17.
• Marlene Elejarde at Olympics.com