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{{Short description|Cuban swimmer (born 1972)}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name           = Rodolfo Falcón
| image          = Rodolfo Falcòn.jpg
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| alt            = 
| caption        = 2000 Summer Olympics
| fullname       = Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera
| nicknames      = 
| nationality    = {{CUB}}
| strokes        = [[Backstroke]]
| club           = Escuela Marcelo Salado
| coach          =José Vázquez Gómez
| collegeteam    =Marcelo Salado
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|25}}
| birth_place    = [[Havana]], Cuba
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight         = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1995 Rio]] | [[1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1995 Rio | [[1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke|200 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1999 Hong Kong]] | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke|50 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2000 Athens]] | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1993 Palma]] | [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 2000 Athens | [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke|50 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]] | [[Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke|200 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1995 Mar del Plata | [[Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 backstroke]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Universiade|Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1993 Summer Universiade|1993 Buffalo]] | 100 backstroke}}
{{MedalGold | 1993 Buffalo | 200 backstroke}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[open water swimming]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 Central American and Caribbean Games|2023 San Salvador]]|5 km}}
}}

'''Rodolfo A. Falcón Cabrera''' (born October 25, 1972, in [[Havana|Havana, Cuba]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165757/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/rodolfo-falcon-1.html Falcón's entry] at sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-12-15.</ref> is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from [[Cuba]], and has been called the country's best swimmer ever.<ref name="apuros">{{in lang|es}} [http://www.cubahora.cu/index.php?tpl=principal/ver-noticias/ver-not_ptda.tpl.html&newsid_obj_id=1038947 Nadadores en apuros] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163550/http://www.cubahora.cu/index.php?tpl=principal/ver-noticias/ver-not_ptda.tpl.html&newsid_obj_id=1038947 |date=2011-07-18 }} (trans: ''Swimmers in trouble''). Published by [[CubAhora]] on 2010-12-15, retrieved 2010-12-15.</ref> Since 2006, he has been the country's National Commissioner for swimming.<ref name="apuros" />

He swam for Cuba at the [[Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]], [[Cuba at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], and [[Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]]. At the 1996 Games, he won the silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 back]] ahead of countryman [[Neisser Bent]]—these represent the one swimming Olympic medals won by a Cuban. Falcón retired from the sport in 2002.

At the [[1998 Central American and Caribbean Games]], he set the [[List of Central American and Caribbean Games records in swimming|Championship Record]] in 100 backstroke at 56.00, which still stands as the record as of 2009.<ref>[http://www.cartagena2006.gov.co/SP/showpage.aspx?d=NAT&n=4,2,3,2,2 Men's 100 back results]{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from the 2006 CACs. Retrieved 2009-06-21.</ref>

In Paris at the [[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics | 2024 Olympics]], 51-year-old Rodolfo Falcón competed in the [[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 1500 meter freestyle]], finishing last among the 24 swimmers who contested the event.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title= MEN'S 1500M FREESTYLE FINAL RESULTS |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/swimming/men-s-1500m-freestyle/heat-------- |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=olympics.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Footer World SC Champions 100m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer World SC Champions 200m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer World SC Champions 50m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions 100 m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer CAC Champions 100m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer CAC Champions 200m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer CAC Champions 4x100m Medley Men}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions 100m Backstroke Men}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions 200m Backstroke Men}}

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Swimmers from Havana]]
[[Category:Cuban male swimmers]]
[[Category:Male backstroke swimmers]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for Cuba]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Cuban sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century Cuban sportsmen]]


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