Rafael Romero Sandrea (May 22, 1938 – August 15, 2021) was a

Venezuelan 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 ...

track and field

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, who competed in the

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events. He represented his native country in three consecutive

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, starting in 1956. Romero won two medals (gold and silver) at the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

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* 1938 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Maracaibo Venezuelan male sprinters Olympic athletes for Venezuela Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub