Cuban sprinter (1947–2024)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Quesada and the second or maternal family name is
Díaz .
Violetta Quesada Díaz (11 July 1947 – 24 March 2024) was a Cuban sprinter who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics , the first Olympic medal, ever achieved by Cuban women.
Quesada died in Tampa, Florida on 24 March 2024, at the age of 76.[ 1]
Sports Reference
1951 : N. Jackson , J. Patton , D. Dwyer , J. Moreau (USA ) 1955 : B. Jones , I. Daniels , M. Faggs , M. Landry (USA ) 1959 : I. Daniels , B. Jones , L. Williams , W. Rudolph (USA ) 1963 : M. White , V. Brown , W. White , N. Harris (USA ) 1967 : V. Quesada , M. Garbey , C. Echeverría , M. Cobián (CUB ) 1971 : I. Davis , M. Render , O. Brown , P. Hawkins (USA ) 1975 : P. Jiles , B. Morehead , C. Cheeseborough , M. Watson (USA ) 1979 : V. Brisco , C. Cheeseborough , B. Morehead , K. Hawkins (USA ) 1983 : J. Washington , A. Jackson , B. Cliette , R. Givens (USA ) 1987 : G. Devers , M. Finn-Burrell , G. Torrence , S. Echols (USA ) 1991 : C. Phillips , D. Duhaney , B. McDonald , M. Frazer (JAM ) 1995 : F. Harris , S. Twiggs , R. Webb , C. Gaines (USA ) 1999 : P. Dowdie , K. Richards , A. Bailey , B. Grant (JAM ) 2003 : A. Williams , C. Moore , A. Daigle , L. Williams (USA ) 2007 : S. Brooks , T. Rowe , A. Bailey , P. Dowdie (JAM ) 2011 : A. Lemos , V. Gomes , F. Krasucki , R. Santos (BRA ) 2015 : B. Pierre , L. Lawson , M. Akinosun , K. Whitney (USA ) 2019 : A. Fidelis , V. Rosa , L. Martins , R. Santos (BRA ) 2023 : L. Moreira , E. Pérez , Y. García , Y. García (CUB )