Julián Morrinson

{{short description|Cuban discus thrower}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|birth_date=July 27, 1951

|birth_place=Morón, Cuba

|death_date=

|death_place=

|height = 1.90 m

|weight = 105 kg

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1975 Mexico City | Discus Throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1974 Santo Domingo | Discus Throw}}

{{MedalSilver| 1978 Medellin | Discus Throw}}

}}

Julián Alberto Morrinson Gales ({{IPA|es|xuˈljam ˈmorinson}}; born July 27, 1951) is a former discus thrower from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, where he did not reach the final in the men's discus throw event. He won the gold medal at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.

His personal best is 64.18 metres set in 1977.

International competitions

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colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}
1970

|Universiade

|Turin, Italy

|12th

|Discus throw

|48.80 m

1973

|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|Maracaibo, Venezuela

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|57.58 m

1974

|Central American and Caribbean Games

|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|58.10 m

1975

|Pan American Games

|Mexico City, Mexico

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Discus throw

|59.88 m

1976

|Olympic Games

|Montreal, Canada

|16th (q)

|Discus throw

|59.92 m

rowspan=3|1977

|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|Xalapa, Mexico

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|60.82 m

Universiade

|Sofia, Bulgaria

|5th

|Discus throw

|61.02 m

World Cup

|Düsseldorf, West Germany

|5th

|Discus throw

|58.98 m1

1978

|Central American and Caribbean Games

|Medellín, Colombia

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Discus throw

|58.56 m

1Representing the Americas

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