Joel Lamela Loaces (born January 29, 1971) is a former sprinter from Cuba.

Joel Lamela
Personal information
Full nameJoel Lamela Loaces
BornJanuary 29, 1971 (1971-01-29) (age 53)
Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Havana 100 m

Career

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He won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.53 was set during the 1991 World Championships.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Cuba
1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 3rd 100 m 10.61 (-0.1 m/s)
4th 200 m 21.56 (-0.9 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.62
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20th (qf) 100m 10.72 ( 0.5 m/s)
33rd (h) 200m 22.09 ( 0.8 m/s)
8th 4 × 100 m relay 40.25
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.08
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th (h) 100 m 10.53
5th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.15
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 200m 21.12 (-2.6 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.19
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.00
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 4 × 100 m 39.20
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.99
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.67
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4 × 100 m relay DSQ
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