Franklin Standard Johnson (June 8, 1949 – October 7, 2021) was a Cuban

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player who won the

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medal with the men's

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at the

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. He was born in

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in June 1949. Standard died in October 2021, at the age of 72.Murió un participante del histórico bronce olímpico del baloncesto cubano
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* 1949 births 2021 deaths Basketball players from Havana Cuban men's basketball players 1970 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub