Full name: Miguelina Cobián Hechavarría
Nickname(s): La Gacela Oriental
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Born: December 19, 1941 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Country:
Cuba
Sport: Athletics
Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)
Miguelina Cobián had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1968 Olympics 4×100 metres Relay; 1st in the 1967 Pan American Games 4×100 metres Relay (with Marcia Garbey, Violeta Quesada, and the non-Olympian Cristina Hechevarría), 2nd in the 1963 Pan American Games 100 metres, 2nd in the 1963 Pan American Games 200 metres, 2nd in the 1963 Pan American Games 4×100 metres Relay (with Fulgencia Romay and the non-Olympians Irene Martínez and Nereida Borges), 2nd in the 1967 Pan American Games 100 metres, 3rd in the 1967 Pan American Games 200 metres. Personal Bests: 100 – 11.41 (1968); 200 – 23.39 (1968). |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | Cuba | CUB | 5 | ||
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | Cuba | CUB | AC h1 r2/3 | ||
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | Cuba | CUB | 8 | ||
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | Cuba | CUB | 6 h2 r2/3 | ||
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay | Cuba | CUB | 2 | Silver |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Cuba | Final | 5 | 11.7 | 11.72 | 4 | ||
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Cuba | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 11.6 | 11,62 | |
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Cuba | Quarter-Finals | Heat Three | 3 | QU | 11.5w | ||
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Cuba | Round One | Heat Six | 2 | QU | 11.6 | 11,67 | |
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | Final | 8 | 11.6 | 11.61 | 6 | ||
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 4 | QU | 11.6 | 11.63 | |
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | Quarter-Finals | Heat One | 4 | QU | 11.4 | 11.41 | |
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | Round One | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 11.4 | 11.48 |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(A) | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Cuba | Semi-Finals | Heat One | AC | DQ | [23.82] | |
| 1964 Summer | 22 | Tokyo | Athletics | Cuba | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 23.89w | 23.8w |
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 6 | 23.39 | 23.3 | |
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | Round One | Heat Five | 2 | QU | 23.50 | 23.4 |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | CUB | Final | 2 | 43.3 | 43.36 | 6 | ||
| 1968 Summer | 26 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Cuba | CUB | Round One | Heat Two | 4 | QU | 44.1 | 44.15 |