Roberto Hernández Prendes (6 March 1967 – 5 July 2021) was a Cuban track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was born in Limonar, Matanzas. His personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. Until September 2006, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the US. It remains the Cuban record for the event. He broke 44.5 seconds on four other occasions. Hernandez finished fourth in the World Championship finals in 1987 and 1991. As a member of the Cuban 4 × 400 m relay squad he won a World Championship Bronze medal in 1987 and an Olympic Silver medal in 1992. As of 1 October 2014, Hernandez holds the fastest non-winning time for the 300 metres. International competitions 1Representing the Americas References 1967 births 2021 deaths People from Matanzas Province Cuban male sprinters Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Cuba Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba World Athletics Championships medalists Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade gold medalists for Cuba World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people