Osvaldo Rivera Cianchini
Osvaldo Rivera Cianchini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 |
| Died | December 27, 2020 |
| Occupation | judge, athlete |
Osvaldo Rivera Cianchini 1940-2020 was a Puerto Rican Judge and the founder of the San Blas half Marathon and the Comité de Fondismo de la Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico (FAPR), the Asociación de Turistas Olímpicos de Puerto Rico and Fraternidad Delta Phi Delta.
On January 19, 2013 he was honored with the Manuel Luciano prize given by the Asociación de Escritores de Historia Deportiva.[1] He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.
He was inducted to the Pabellón de la Fama del Fondismo Puertorriqueño in 1999 and to the Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte de Coamo in 2015.[2] He died from COVID-19 on December 27, 2020 at Ashford Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [3]
References[]
- ^ "IReconocen a pilares del atletismo boricua", la Perla del Sur (in Spanish), Ponce, Puerto Rico, January 15, 2013
- ^ Ribas Reyes, Fernando (December 28, 2020), "Fallece el juez y deportista Osvaldo Rivera Cianchini tras una batalla contra el COVID-19", El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish), San Juan, Puerto Rico
- ^ Muñiz Pérez, Yamaira (December 28, 2020), "Osvaldo Rivera Cianchini recibirá hoy cristiana sepultura", El Vocero (in Spanish), San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- 1940 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Coamo, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican judges