title: Pablo Montes (athlete)
text: # Pablo Montes (athlete)
  
  Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in Havana – October 26, 2008) was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals. In 1970, he won both the short sprint events (100 metres and 200 metres) at the Central American and Caribbean Games. In his semi-final for the 100 metres, he clocked a wind-assisted time of 9.93 seconds, then the second fastest time ever, and only the third time that anyone had broken ten seconds.
  
  He died of heart attack in 2008.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  * 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - bronze medal (200 m)
  * 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships - bronze medal (100 m)
  