Aurelio Janet

Aurelio Janet

Personal information
Born	(1945-09-17)17 September 1945 San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died	November 23, 1968(1968-11-23) (aged 23)
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Javelin throw

Aurelio Janet was a Cuban Olympic javelin thrower. He represented his country in the men's javelin throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics. His distance was an 80.10 in the qualifiers and a 74.88 in the finals.^[1]

He died in a car accident just 4 weeks after the Olympiad. He was en route to a sports event in Santa Clara, Cuba.^[2]

References

1. Aurelio Janet at Sports Reference Sports Reference
2. "Javelin Champ Dies In Mishap". The Times-News. 1968-11-18. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-03-17.