Carmen Valdés

Carmen Valdés

Personal information
Full name	Carmen Laura Valdés Capote
Born	November 23, 1954 (1954-11-23) (age 70) San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1972 Munich 4x100 m relay Pan American Games 1971 Cali 4x100 m relay 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m relay Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 Santo Domingo 100 metres 1974 Santo Domingo 200 metres 1978 Medellin 4x100 m relay

Carmen Valdés (Carmen Laura Valdés Capote; born November 23, 1954) is a retired sprinter from Cuba, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Munich 1972.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.4
	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	45.01
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	11th (sf)	100 m	11.52
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.36
1973	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	100 m	11.6
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.9
	Universiade	Moscow, Soviet Union	8th (sf)	100 m	11.7
			15th (sf)	200 m	24.3
1974	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	100 m	11.55
			1st	200 m	23.76
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.90
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	8th	100 m	11.74
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.65
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	19th (qf)	100 m	11.52
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.29
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.37

• 100 metres – 11.1 (1976)

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmen Valdés". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.