About Cristina Hechevarría
Born 1948. Cristina Hechevarría is a Cuban sprinter and athletics competitor.
Cristina Hechavarria (also known as Cristina Echevarria, born 24 July 1948) was a Cuban sprinter. She won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1967 Pan American Games, and the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games. She was the grandmother and first coach of 2016 Olympic silver-medalist Orlando Ortega. She died when Ortega was young, and in her remembrance Ortega kept all his medals at her house.
Her husband Orlando Ortega Sr. was a member of the Cuba national football team in the 1960s.
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Who is Cristina Hechevarría?
Cuban sprinter
When was Cristina Hechevarría born?
Cristina Hechevarría was born on 24 July 1948.
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Cristina Hechevarría is a sprinter and athletics competitor.
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Cristina Hechevarría is Cuban.
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· Wikipedia: Cristina Hechevarría
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