Misael Ortiz
Misael Ortiz (born 4 November 1978) in Pinar del Rio, 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. Misael Ortiz