Francisco Gómez (athlete)

{{Short description|Cuban athlete (born 1957)}}

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| nationality = Cuban

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres, long jump

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|7|df=yes}}

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| height = {{height|cm=169}}{{Olympedia|66785}}

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Francisco Gómez Hechavarría (born 7 February 1957) is a Cuban sprinter and long jumper. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/francisco-gomez-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011454/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/francisco-gomez-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Francisco Gómez Olympic Results |access-date=3 July 2017}}

At the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, Gómez won the bronze medal in the long jump.{{cite web |title=Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm |website=www.gbrathletics.com |access-date=4 December 2023}}

At the 1976 Olympics, Gómez accused Olympic gold medalist Alberto Juantorena of sabotaging the Cuban national team by putting talcum powder on their beds in the Olympic village, a claim that Juantorena did not deny.{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Alejandro M. Abadía |title=La fatídica tarde en que Silvio Leonard perdió la medalla olímpica |url=https://playoffmagazine.com/fatidica-tarde-velocista-cubano-silvio-leonard-perdio-medalla-olimpica/ |website=Play-Off Magazine |access-date=4 December 2023 |language=es |date=23 November 2023}} The prank caused sprinter Silvio Leonard to trip and fall on glass requiring stitches, but for accusing Juantorena, the Cuban national team disciplined Gómez by leaving him in Montreal.{{cite web |title=El día que Leonard cayó en el foso |url=https://oncubanews.com/deportes/el-dia-que-leonard-cayo-en-el-foso-2/ |website=On Cuba News |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=4 December 2023 |language=es}}

Gómez Hechavarría is from the Palma Soriano city of Cuba.{{cite web|url=https://www.palmasoriano.gob.cu/glorias-del-deporte-santiaguero|title=Glorias del Deporte Palmero|website=Palma Soriano}}