Misael Ortiz (born 4 November 1978) is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the 200 metres.
Career
He finished fourth with the Cuban 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Alfredo García-Baró, Ortiz, Iván García and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, at the 1997 World Championships. On the individual level he won a silver medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games.
His personal best time over 200 m is 20.83 seconds, achieved in February 1999 in Havana.
He defected to Canada following the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
Achievements Representing 1994Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago3rd200 m22.8 (-2.5 m/s)1996Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Salvador, El Salvador1st200 m21.04 (1.0 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay40.11World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia28th (qf)100m11.12 (wind: -2.5 m/s)29th (qf)200m21.91 (wind: -1.5 m/s)9th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.31Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia3rd200 m21.15 (-2.7 m/s)1997Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1st4 × 100 m relay39.18World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th4 × 100 m relay38.151998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela2nd200 m20.751st4 × 100 m relay38.791999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada –4 × 100 m relayDNF
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