The prominent former Cuban hammer throw athlete and coach Eladio Hernández died this Friday in Havana, according to official media on the island.
Eladio was a member of the national soccer team for years. athletics and won medals in Central American and Caribbean Gamesincluding gold in the 1990 Mexico edition, according to a note of the sports portal Hitwhich does not provide details on the cause of his death.
During his career as an athlete, Hernández was also a medalist in regional competitions and was titled at the 1994 Ibero-American Athletics Championships in Mar del Plata, in Argentina, adds the publication.
The media highlights that his most significant contributions came several years later, as coach of the hammer throw in the national team, especially directing the preparation of Yipsi Moreno, who until a few months ago he held the position of national commissioner of the discipline.
Noted coach passed away #athletics in #Cuba
Eladio Hernández marked the most notable results of the hammer throw on the Island. #Athletics https://t.co/XaENzzOuJl pic.twitter.com/tegjrrC2Rn— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) October 28, 2022
Under the orders of Eladio Hernández, the Camagüeyan hammer fighter was champion in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and won the title in three editions of the World athletics championship.
The auctioneers Aldenay Vasallo and Yunaika Crawford also reached stellar planes under the leadership of the experienced coach, who turned 59 years old last February.
“It is a sad moment. We communicated with his family and we are dismayed by this event », he commented to Hit the current national commissioner of this sport, Rolando Charroo, who announced that Eladio’s body would be transferred to his native province of Las Tunas, for his burial.
Add the specialized media that the Cuban Federation of Athleticsled by its president Alberto Juantorena, also expressed his dismay at the death “of a coach who left his mark among lovers of the King of Sports in the country.”
The Cuban sports movement extended its deepest condolences to family, colleagues and friends, and through social networks several athletes, coaches, sports journalists and fans have also expressed their regret for the unfortunate event.
