César Bocachica (born 28 July 1938) is a Puerto Rican former

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player who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. Bocachica is from

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. He is an engineer by training. On 12 December 2013, Bocachica was honored with a ceremony and added to the list of illustrious Ponce citizens at the Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens in Ponce's Tricentennial Park.''Reconocen a 22 ‘Ponceños Ilustres’.''
La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013. Weblink updated 219 March 2018.

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1938 births Living people Puerto Rican men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Puerto Rico Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Point guards Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games {{PuertoRico-basketball-bio-stub