Osvaldo Suárez

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Osvaldo Suárez
Osvaldo Suárez - El Gráfico 1792.jpg
Personal information
Born(1934-03-17)17 March 1934
Wilde, Buenos Aires
Died16 February 2018(2018-02-16) (aged 83)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 5.000 metres
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City 10.000 metres
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 10.000 metres
Gold medal – first place 1963 Sao Paulo 5.000 metres
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago 5.000 metres
Silver medal – second place 1963 Sao Paulo 10.000 metres

Osvaldo Roberto Suárez (March 17, 1934 in Wilde – 16 February 2018)[1] was a long-distance runner from Argentina who won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. He was punished by the Revolución Libertadora (The Liberating Revolution) and blamed for receiving favors to travel (even being a famous and successful athlete), so he could not be at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. After that, he represented his native country at two Summer Olympics, in 1960 and 1964. After retiring from his running career, he became a professional athletics coach.

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Awards
Preceded by Olimpia de Oro
1958
Succeeded by
Argentina


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