# Edel Oliva

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{{Short description|Cuban racewalker (born 1965)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|[1991 Havana](/source/1991_Pan_American_Games)|[50km](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[1993 Ponce](/source/1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)|[50km](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[1990 Mexico City](/source/1990_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)|[50km](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}}
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'''Edel Oliva Dávila''' (born February 12, 1965) is a retired male [race walker](/source/race_walking) from [Cuba](/source/Cuba). He set his personal best in the men's 50&nbsp;km event (3:52:19) on March 24, 1995, during the [1995 Pan American Games](/source/1995_Pan_American_Games) in [Mar del Plata, Argentina](/source/Mar_del_Plata%2C_Argentina).<ref>[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/357392 Edel Oliva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092650/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/357392 |date=2017-02-20 }}. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-20.</ref> He was a bronze medallist at the competition and also won a gold medal at the [1993 Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games).<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/pag.htm Pan American Games]. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-20.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm CAC Games]. GBRAthletics. retrieved on 2017-02-20.</ref>

==International competitions==
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}
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|1985
|[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/1985_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas)
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|50&nbsp;km
|4:40:37
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)
|[Santiago, Dominican Republic](/source/Santiago_de_los_Caballeros)
| –
|50&nbsp;km
|[DNF](/source/Athletics_at_the_1986_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|[Ibero-American Championships](/source/1986_Ibero-American_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Havana](/source/Havana), [Cuba](/source/Cuba)
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|20&nbsp;km
|[1:40:13](/source/1986_Ibero-American_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results)
|-
|1987
|[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1987_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup)
|[New York City, United States](/source/New_York_City%2C_United_States)
|40th
|50&nbsp;km
|4:14:19
|-
|1989
|[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1989_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup)
|[L'Hospitalet](/source/L'Hospitalet_de_Llobregat), [Spain](/source/Spain)
|43rd
|20&nbsp;km
|1:27:05
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|1990
|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)
|[Mexico City, Mexico](/source/Mexico_City%2C_Mexico)
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|50&nbsp;km
|[4:10:19](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results) '''A'''
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|1991
|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games)
|[Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana%2C_Cuba)
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|50&nbsp;km
|[4:16:27](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_kilometres_walk)
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|rowspan=2|1993
|[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1993_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup)
|[Monterrey, Mexico](/source/Monterrey%2C_Mexico)
|&mdash;
|50&nbsp;km
|DNF
|-
|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)
|[Ponce, Puerto Rico](/source/Ponce%2C_Puerto_Rico)
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|50&nbsp;km
|[3:55:21](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results)
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{Footer CAC Champions 50 km Walk Men}}

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Category:1965 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cuban men race walkers
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
Category:Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Category:Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Category:Cuban Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Cuban sportsmen

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