Lino Elias

Lino Elias
Personal information
Full nameLino Emerido Elías Ocaña
NationalityCuban
Born (1966-03-16) 16 March 1966 (age 58)
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Lino Emerido Elías Ocaña (born 16 March 1966) is a Cuban weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Elías Ocaña won weightlifting gold at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico.[2] Following the games, he defected to the United States with at least 30 other Cuban athletes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lino Elias Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ Cuevas, Leila A. Andreu (10 August 1992). "Cuban defector total climbs to 32". Associated Press.
  3. ^ Longman, Jere (2 December 1993). "Olympics; No Quick Naturalization For Any Cuban Defectors". The New York Times.


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