Juan Curbelo
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Juan•Curbelo Molina |
| Used name | Juan•Curbelo |
| Born | 27 January 1946 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos (CUB) |
| Died | 21 May 2020 in La Habana (Havana), Ciudad de La Habana (CUB) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 90 kg |
| NOC |  Cuba |
Biography
Juan Curbelo was a Cuban weightlifter who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won four medals at the 1971 Pan American Games, with a gold medal in light-heavyweight press. Curbelo also won six medals at the 1970 and 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, with three golds – 1970 light-heavyweight total and press, and 1974 middle-heavyweight snatch. He retired from competition in 1975.
Curbelo became a professor at the Victoria de Girón University of Medical Sciences in Habana, and coached the Manabi provincial weightlifting team from 2002-04.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | CUB |
Juan Curbelo | |||
| Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) | 13 | |||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | CUB |
Juan Curbelo | |||
| Middle-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) | 7 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–3–0 1971 Cali WLT light-heavyweight -82.5 kg gold: press, silver: clean & jerk, snatch, and total)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (3–3–0 1970 Panamá WLT light-heavyweight -82.5 kg gold: total and press, silver: clean & jerk; 1974 Santo Domingo WLT middle-heavyweight -90 kg gold: snatch, silver: total and clean & jerk)