阿尔伯托•胡安托雷那 （alberto juantorena） （田径 古巴）
montreal, july 1976, games of the xxi olympiad. men's athletics: alberto juantorena of cuba and alfonso di guida of italy in action during the 400m semi-final.
born: 3 december 1950
birthplace: santiago de cuba (cuba)
nationality: cuba
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
munich 1972
montreal 1976
moscow 1980
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
other results:
pan american games
silver: 3(75,79)
el caballo
in 1972 alberto juantorena was narrowly eliminated in the semifinals of the 400m. he was unbeaten over the next two years. after two foot operations, he emerged as the favourite for the 1976 olympics. before that event was contested, juantorena, who was known as el caballo (the horse) because of his three-metre stride, entered the 800m.
although he had recorded the second-fastest time of the pre-olympic season, juantorena had little experience in the more tactical 800. in the olympic final, he led throughout most of the race and, surprisingly, scored a decisive victory.
three days later, he powered past fred newhouse in the last twenty metres of the 400m final and won his second gold medal. juantorena is the only runner in olympic history to achieve a 400/800 double victory. he was also the first runner from a non-english-speaking country to win either event.
快马
生日：1950年12月3日
出生地：圣地亚哥，古巴
国籍: 古巴
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1972年德国慕尼黑夏季奥运会
1976年加拿大蒙特利尔夏季奥运会
1980年苏联莫斯科夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 2枚
其他成绩:
泛美运动会
银牌 3枚 1975年 1979年
1972年德国慕尼黑奥运会上，阿尔伯托•胡安托雷那在400米半决赛被淘汰，接下来两年他在这个项目上再没失手过。在1976年蒙特利尔奥运会之前，他接受了两次脚部手术，复出的他成为蒙特利尔奥运会夺金的热门选手，他一步能跨出三米远，因此获得“快马”的美名。胡安托雷那在800米比赛中夺得金牌，三天后，他在400米项目中再次夺金，成为奥运历史上唯一在同一届奥运会400米和800米项目上都夺取金牌的运动员，也是夺得这两个项目金牌的第一位非英语国家运动员。