Francisco "Frank" Rivera Paniagua (9 March 1928 – 31 October 2013) was a Puerto Rican sprinter who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Am ...

4×400 metres relay. He was born in

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the juri ...

. Died in 2013 in San Juan. Served as a Corporal in the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. He was buried at the

Puerto Rico National Cemetery Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses of land, and at the end of 2005, had 44,722 interments. Until 2021, it was the only United St ...

in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

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1928 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male sprinters Puerto Rican male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Puerto Rican United States Marines Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) United States Marines Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub