Iván Mangual

Iván Mangual
Personal information
Full nameFélix Iván Mangual Guilbe
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1951-07-22) 22 July 1951
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Events
400 metres, 400 metres hurdles
Medal record
Representing  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place1974 Santo Domingo400m
Bronze medal – third place1974 Santo Domingo400m hurdles

Félix Iván "Palito" Mangual Guilbe (born July 22, 1951) is a Puerto Rican former track and field athlete who specialized in sprinting and hurdling events during the 1970s. He compete in 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, where he csecured two bronze medals, finishing third in both the individual 400-meter dash and the 400-meter hurdles. Mangual went on to represent Puerto Rico making his Olympic debut at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he competed in the individual 400-meter sprint reaching the second round and ran as a member of the men's 4 × 400-meter relay squad alongside Pedro Ferrer, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz.

Early life and career

He was born on 22 July 1951[1] in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

He competed at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, where he contested two events: the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m. He won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles, finishing third in 46.42 seconds, behind Alberto Juantorena (42.52) and Seymour Newman (46.34). He also won a bronze medal in the 400 m sprint, losing to Fabio Juniga of Colombia (50.61) and Guillermo Núñez of Cuba (50.67). He also competes in 4 X 400 m with Jesus Rohena, Orquinio Santaella, and Juan Bonilla.[2]

His Olympic debut was in the 400 m sprint, where he finished in position 7 in heat 2 at round 2 of four rounds[3] and also in 4 × 400 m at the 1976 Summer Olympics, alongside Pedro Ferrer, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz, where they finished 6th in Heat 1 of the quarterfinals.[4]

In 1975 Pan American Games, he compete in 4 X 100 m relay and finished in 6th position at 40.52 seconds with Wilfredo Molina, Luis Alers and Jesus Cabrera.[5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Puerto Rico
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 8th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.9
1973 Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 14th (sf) 400 m 48.1
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd 400 m 46.42
3rd 400 m hurdles 51.65
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.60
1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd 400 m 47.6
1st 400 m hurdles 50.9
Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 4th 400 m hurdles 50.69
8th 4 × 100 m relay 39.80
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.41
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.08
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.72
Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 6th 4 × 100 m relay 40.28

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "Iván Mangual". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Docejuegos (PDF). Organizing Committee of the XII Central American and Caribbean Sport Games. 1978. pp. 48, 65, 71.
  3. ↑ "400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "4 × 400 metres Relay, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. ↑ VIII JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS PANAMERICANOS SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 1979 (PDF). p. 251.
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