Hermes Ramírez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Limonta.

Hermes Ramírez (Hermes Julián Ramírez Limonta; January 7, 1948 – September 4, 2024) was a Cuban sprinter. Together with Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Mexico City 1968. His other achievements include four 100 m and 200 m titles at the Central American and Caribbean Championships.

Hermes Ramírez

Personal information
Full name	Hermes Julián Ramírez Limonta
Born	(1948-01-07)January 7, 1948 Guantánamo, Cuba
Died	September 4, 2024(2024-09-04) (aged 76)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 4 x 100 m relay

Ramírez died on September 4, 2024, at the age of 76.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1965	Universiade	Budapest, Hungary	11th (sf)	100 m	10.6
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.0
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	100 m	10.36
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.26
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	100 m	10.5
			1st	200 m	21.6
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.3
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	9th (sf)	100 m	10.25
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.40
1969	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.4
			1st	200 m	21.0
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	2nd	100 m	10.28
			3rd	200 m	21.4
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.4
1971	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	4th	100 m	10.5
			5th	200 m	21.5
	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	5th	100 m	10.44
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.84
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	7th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
1973	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	6th	100 m	10.4
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.2
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	100 m	10.34
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.46
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.01

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.10 (+0.5 m/s, Mexico City 1968)
• 200 metres – 20.83 (+1.0 m/s, Warsaw 1972)