Miguelina Cobián Hechevarria (19 December 1941 – 1 December 2019) was a Cuban sprinter. She was a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay team that won a silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women. After retiring from competition, she coached youth athletes in the Sports Initiation Schools and the Superior School of Athletic Improvement. In November 2005, she was inducted into the Central American and Caribbean Confederation Hall of Fame. Cobián died on 1 December 2019 at the age of 77. References External links 1941 births 2019 deaths Cuban female sprinters Cuban people of African descent Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba Olympic athletes of Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Cuban women 20th-century Cuban people