Rafael Romero
Venezuelan sprinter (1938–2021)
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Full name | Rafael Romero Sandrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1938-05-22)22 May 1938 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 August 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rafael Romero Sandrea (22 May 1938 – 15 August 2021)[1] was a Venezuelan track and field athlete, who competed in the sprint events.[1] He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956.[2] Romero won two medals (gold and silver) at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.
References
- ^ a b "Adiós a otro grande del atletismo sudamericano: Rafael Romero". Atletismo Sudamericano (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rafael Romero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
- Rafael Romero at World Athletics
- Rafael Romero at Olympics.com
- Rafael Romero at Olympedia
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- 1951:
Rafael Fortún (CUB)
- 1955:
Rod Richard (USA)
- 1959:
Ray Norton (USA)
- 1963:
Rafael Romero (VEN)
- 1967:
John Carlos (USA)
- 1971:
Don Quarrie (JAM)
- 1975:
James Gilkes (GUY)
- 1979:
Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1983:
Elliott Quow (USA)
- 1987:
Floyd Heard (USA)
- 1991:
Robson Caetano (BRA)
- 1995:
Iván García (CUB)
- 1999:
Claudinei Quirino (BRA)
- 2003:
Kenny Brokenburr (USA)
- 2007:
Brendan Christian (ANT)
- 2011:
Roberto Skyers (CUB)
- 2015:
Andre De Grasse (CAN)
- 2019:
Álex Quiñónez (ECU)
- 2023:
Renan Correa (BRA)
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