Juan Manrique García (born August 26, 1967 in

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) is a

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player and

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gold and silver medalist. Manrique is a one time Gold medalist for baseball, winning at the

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. He also won a Silver medal at the

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for

. Manrique also played for the Cuba national team in the 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series.

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