Miguelina Cobián

Miguelina Cobián
Personal information
Full nameMiguelina Cobián Hechevarria
Born(1941-12-19)19 December 1941
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 77)
Havana, Cuba
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City4x100 m relay
Pan American Games
1967 Winnipeg4x100 m relay
1963 São Paulo100 metres
1963 São Paulo200 metres
1963 São Paulo4x100 m relay
1967 Winnipeg100 metres
1967 Winnipeg200 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
1962 Kingston100 metres
1966 San Juan100 metres
1970 Panama City100 metres
1970 Panama City200 metres
1970 Panama City4x100 m relay
1962 Kingston4x100 m relay
1966 San Juan200 metres
1966 San Juan4x100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Championships
1967 Xalapa200 metres
1969 Havana100 metres
1969 Havana200 metres
1967 Xalapa100 metres
Universiade
1965 Sofia100 m
1965 Sofia200 m
1963 Porto Alegre100 m
1963 Porto Alegre200 m

Miguelina Cobián Hechevarria (19 December 1941 – 1 December 2019) was a Cuban sprinter. She was a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team that won a silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.

After retiring from competition, she coached youth athletes in the Sports Initiation Schools and the Superior School of Athletic Improvement. In November 2005, she was inducted into the Central American and Caribbean Confederation Hall of Fame.

Cobián died on 1 December 2019 at the age of 77.