Silvio Leonard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Silvio Leonard
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1955(1955-09-20)
Age	69
Birthplace	Cienfuegos
Country	Cuba
Horoscope	Virgo

Silvio Leonard Biography

Silvio Leonard is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Silvio Leonard Sarria, also known by the name Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born on September 20th 1955, in Cienfuegos) is an ex-sprinter from Cuba.

Leonard did get back in time to take part in The 1976 Montreal Olympics however, he was struck by another setback. He injured his leg with a broken piece of glass in the Olympic Village. The injury severely affected his performance, and he was ruled out in the quarterfinals.

In 1978 he successfully defended his double Golds in the 100/200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games. He also set a personal best and world’s fastest time at the 200 metres of 20.06 s on 19 June in Warsaw.

In 1979, at the second Athletics World Cup he won the 200 metres and was runner-up in the 100 metres. He was also Cuban champion and won the Soviet 100 metres championship that year.

Leonard first exhibited his talents when he set a brand new Cuban 100m record for juniors in 1973, with the time that was 10.24 seconds. Leonard was successful in the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games winning the 200 and 100 meters double. Leonard was the center of public’s attention when he set the record in the world for 100m by hand-timing 9.9 s on June 5, 1975 at Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.

Silvio Leonard Net Worth

Silvio Leonard is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Silvio Leonard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Leonard was regarded as one of the top athletes in the world in both 200 and 100 meters sprints over the amazing span of eight seasons that ran from 1973 until 1980, as per the opinion of the experts at Track and Field News.

Leonard was three times Pan American Games champion, 1999 100 and 1975 100/200. After winning the title in the year 1975 his calamity might seem funny if it weren’t because the result of Leonard may have ended up being more tragic. While celebrating his victory and stumbling into the moat surrounding the course at Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City. The injury he sustained in his lower back needed surgery, and significantly hindered in his training to compete at the 1976 Olympics. In the actual race, Leonard defeated the Trinidadian Hasely Crawford, who was to take home the Olympic 100 meters title the following year.

In 1977, Leonard was at the peak of his powers. He became the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 s on August 11 in Guadalajara (the first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines), nowadays Leonard stands as the only Spanish-speaking 10-second barrier athlete. Leonard also had good speed endurance which he proved when he was the fastest in the world that year in the 200 metres with a time of 20.08 s. At the inaugural Athletics World Cup that year, Leonard won bronze in both the 100 and 200 metres whilst representing the Americas. On 13 September he set a low-altitude world best time for the 100 m at 10.03 s. He also won the 1977 100-metre Gold at the World Student Games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Silvio Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Silvio Leonard celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.