Hermes Ramírez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Limonta.

Hermes Ramírez

Personal information
Full name	Hermes Julián Ramírez Limonta
Born	(1948-01-07)January 7, 1948 Guantánamo, Cuba
Died	September 4, 2024(2024-09-04) (aged 76)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Cuba Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay

Hermes Ramírez (Hermes Julián Ramírez Limonta; January 7, 1948 – September 4, 2024) was a Cuban sprinter. Together with Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Mexico City 1968. His other achievements include four 100 m and 200 m titles at the Central American and Caribbean Championships.

Ramírez died on September 4, 2024, at the age of 76.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1965	Universiade	Budapest, Hungary	11th (sf)	100 m	10.6
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.0
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	16th (h)	100 m	10.9
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	100 m	10.36
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.26
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	100 m	10.5
			1st	200 m	21.6
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.3
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	9th (sf)	100 m	10.25
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.40
1969	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.4
			1st	200 m	21.0
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	2nd	100 m	10.28
			3rd	200 m	21.4
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.4
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	4th	100 m	10.5
			5th	200 m	21.5
	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	5th	100 m	10.44
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.84
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	7th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
1973	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	6th	100 m	10.4
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.2
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	100 m	10.34
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.46
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.01

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.10 (+0.5 m/s, Mexico City 1968)
• 200 metres – 20.83 (+1.0 m/s, Warsaw 1972)

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hermes Ramírez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21.

External links

• 1975 Pan American 4 x 100 metres relay final
• Hermes Ramírez at World Athletics
• Hermes Ramírez at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Hermes Ramírez at Olympics.com
• Hermes Ramírez at Olympedia
• Hermes Ramírez at InterSportStats