Barrientos Memorial
The Barrientos Memorial (Spanish: Memorial José Barrientos) is an annual track and field meeting in Havana, Cuba each May. The event was first held in 1946, in recognition of José Barrientos (a former Cuban Olympic sprinter), who died in an aviation accident the previous year. It is the most prominent annual athletics event in Cuba, alongside the Copa Cuba. It is one of the longest-running track and field meetings in Latin America, and the oldest in the Caribbean.
| Barrientos Memorial | |
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The host stadium | |
| Date | May |
| Location | Havana, Cuba |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 1946 |
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