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Aurelia Pentón

Cuban athleteIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pentón and the second or maternal family name is Conde.

Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde (born February 13, 1941) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career.

Pentón was born in Sancti Spíritus, and twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.

Her time of 50.56, set at al*ude in Medellín, Colombia while winning the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games is the officially ratified masters athletics world record for the W35 400 metres.

References

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