Osvaldo Suárez

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)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
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.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Argentina
1953 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 1st 5000 m 15:23.1
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st 5000 m 15:30.6
1st 10,000 m 32:42.6
1956 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 1st 5000 m 14:30.8
1st 10,000 m 30:12.2
1st Half marathon 1:08:54
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st 5000 m 14:26.1
1st 10,000 m 30:37.2
1st Half marathon 1:12:38
Saint Silvester Road Race São Paulo, Brazil 1st 7.4 km 21:40
1959 World Festival of Youth and Students Vienna, Austria 3rd 5000 m 14:14.4
Pan American Games Chicago, United States 2nd 5000 m 14:28.5
1st 10,000 m 30:17.2
Saint Silvester Road Race São Paulo, Brazil 1st 7.4 km 21:55
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 9th Marathon 2:21:26.6
Saint Silvester Road Race São Paulo, Brazil 1st 7.4 km 22:02
1960 Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 5000 m 14:29.0
1st 10,000 m 30:26.0
1st Marathon 2:38:23
1961 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 1500 m 3:53.5
1st 5000 m 14:54.7
1st 10,000 m 30:18.1
1962 Ibero-American Games Madrid, Spain 3rd 1500 m 3:53.4
1st 5000 m 14:31.6
1st 10,000 m 30:14.2
1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 1st 5000 m 14:25.81
2nd 10,000 m 30:26.56
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 5000 m 14:59.8
1st 10,000 m 31:09.6
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – Marathon DNF
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 5th 5000 m 14:19.4
– 10,000 m DNF
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 5000 m 14:48.0
1st 10,000 m 30:50.8
1969 South American Championships Quito, Ecuador 11th (h) 1500 m 4:13.8

Personal bests

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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