Porfirio Méndez (18 April 1966 – 24 January 2017) was a Paraguayan

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. He died of a heart attack while running.

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* 1966 births 2017 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Paraguayan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Paraguay Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay Place of birth missing 20th-century Paraguayan people 21st-century Paraguayan people {{Paraguay-athletics-bio-stub