Osvaldo Lara

Osvaldo Lara Cañizares (July 13, 1955 – January 2, 2024) was a Cuban male track and field sprinter, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100. And 8th in the 200.

In 1984, he missed the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott, but he competed at the Friendship Games in Moscow, where he won the 100 metres.

Lara died on January 2, 2024, at the age of 68.