# Aurelia Pentón

Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde (born February 13, 1941) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career.
Pentón was born in Sancti Spíritus, and twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.
Her time of 50.56, set at altitude in Medellín, Colombia while winning the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games is the officially ratified masters athletics world record for the W35 400 metres.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Cuba ||||||
| 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 7th | 800 m | 2:15.45 |
| 1967 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 400 m | 57.4 |
| 1967 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 800 m | 2:24.1 |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 5th | 400 m | 52.7 |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 5th | 800 m | 52.7 |
| 1969 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 400 m | 55.3 |
| 1969 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 800 m | 2:14.9 |
| 1970 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama City, Panama | 2nd | 400 m | 54.3 |
| 1970 | Universiade | Turin, Italy | 3rd | 400 m | 53.8 |
| 1970 | Universiade | Turin, Italy | 14th (h) | 800 m | 2:12.3 |
| 1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | 400 m | 54.4 |
| 1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 800 m | 2:15.1 |
| 1971 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.6 |
| 1971 | Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 400 m | 53.62 |
| 1971 | Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.04 |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 52.15 |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32:4 |
| 1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 400 m | 53.5 |
| 1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 4th | 800 m | 2:09.1 |
| 1973 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:42.1 |
| 1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 400 m | 52.27 |
| 1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 800 m | 2:05.43 |
| 1975 | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.65 |
| 1977 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 3rd | 400 m | 53.05 |
| 1977 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 3rd | 800 m | 2:09.13 |
| 1977 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.50 |
| 1977 | World Cup | Düsseldorf, West Germany | 5th | 400 m | 52.33$^1$ |
| 1977 | World Cup | Düsseldorf, West Germany | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.0$^1$ |
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 400 m | 50.56 |
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.38 |
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.34 |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4th | 400 m | 52.71 |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 800 m | 2:02.1 |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.3 |
| 1979 | World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.50$^1$ |
$^1$Representing the Americas