Osvaldo Suárez
Personal information
Full nameOsvaldo Roberto Suárez
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 5000 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 5000 metres
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago 5000 metres
Silver medal – second place 1963 Sao Paulo 10,000 metres
Ibero-American Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Santiago 5000 metres
Gold medal – first place 1960 Santiago 10,000 metres
Gold medal – first place 1960 Santiago Marathon

Osvaldo Roberto Suárez (17 March 1934 in Wilde – 16 February 2018)[1] was an Argentine long-distance runner 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Murió Osvaldo Suárez - 16/02/2018 - Olé". ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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