Orestes Rodríguez Williams

Orestes Rodríguez Williams (born 3 June 1989 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban runner.[1] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] During a local meeting in La Habana he broke the world best for the unofficial distance of 500 metres by dipping under 1 minute for the first time officially in history by clocking 59.32.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Williams.

References
  1. Sports Reference profile
  2. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine



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