Orestes Rodríguez Williams

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Williams.

Orestes Rodríguez Williams (born 3 June 1989 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban sprinter.[1] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] During a local meeting in La Habana he broke the world best for the unofficial distance of 500 metres by dipping for the first time officially in history under 1 minute by clocking 59.32.

References

  1. ↑ Sports Reference profile
  2. ↑ London 2012 profile

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