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Alberto Juantorena

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Athlete

The Resume

    (December 3, 1950- )
    Born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Cuban Olympic runner
    Won the 400 and 800 meter runs at the 1976 Olympics
    Nicknamed 'El Cabello' (The Horse) or simply called by his first name in Cuba

Why he might be annoying:

    He has never criticized the communist government that has imprisoned his country for decades and which so many Cubans have died trying to escape.
    Unlike the true amateurs from the western countries he beat, the Cuban government supported him during his training and rewarded him lavishly for doing well.
    He was originally a basketball player and had to be talked into trying running by a visiting Polish running coach.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His winning of the 400 (in altitude record time) and 800 (in world record time) in the same Olympics has never been equaled and few have rarely tried.
    At six foot three and 185 lbs. he had huge height and physical strength advantages over his competition.
    He had a lengthy career (1972 - 1983), spending most of it at the top of international competition.
    Like his friend, boxer Teofilo Stevenson, he was a hero to the Cuban people because of his accomplishments, not because of communist propaganda.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 126 Votes: 68.25% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying