Lucirio Garrido is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n former

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athlete who competed in the

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and the

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. He is the first of a dynasty of Venezuelan international athletes, including his son, Lucirio Garrido Jr. and his grandson

Lucirio Antonio Garrido Lucirio Antonio Garrido Acosta (born 8 April 1992) is a Venezuelan middle-distance runner. Coming from a well-known Venezuelan athletics family, he is a son of a former runner Lucirio Garrido Jr., who is also his coach, grandson of Lucirio Garri ...

. Competing from 1970 to the early 1980s, he was a three-time medallist at both the

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and the Central American and Caribbean Games, and a six-time medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics. He won medals at three editions of the Bolivarian Games, finishing with a steeplechase gold at the 1981 Games.Bolivarian Games
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International competitions

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrido, Lucirio Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Venezuelan male long-distance runners Venezuelan male steeplechase runners Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela