Samuel Andersón

Samuel Andersón
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Aurelio Andersón Schweyer
Born	25 September 1929; Matanzas, Cuba
Died	18 August 2012 (aged 82); Riverview, Florida, U.S.
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)

Samuel Aurelio Andersón Schweyer^[a] (25 September 1929 – 18 August 2012)^[1] was a Cuban hurdler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. A specialist in the 110 metres hurdles, he won a silver medal at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, bronze medal at the 1951 Pan American Games, and gold medal in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[2]^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1950	Central American and Caribbean Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	110 m hurdles	15.2
1951	Pan American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	110 m hurdles	14.2
			6th	400 m hurdles	NT
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.0
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki, Finland	15th (h)	110 m hurdles	15.24
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki, Finland	8th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	41.67
1954	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	110 m hurdles	14.3
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	110 m hurdles	14.95

↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andersón and the second or maternal family name is Schweyer.

↑ "Samuel Anderson's obituary". legacy.com.
↑ "Samuel Aurelio Anderson Schweyer". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samuel Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.

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