Osvaldo Roberto Suárez (17 March 1934 in

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– 16 February 2018) was an

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long-distance runner who won four gold medals at the

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. He was punished by the ''

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'' (''The Liberating Revolution'') and blamed for receiving favors to travel (even being a famous and successful athlete), so he could not be at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. After that, he represented his native country at two

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, in 1960 and 1964. After retiring from his running career, he became a professional athletics coach.

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* * * 1934 births 2018 deaths Athletes from Buenos Aires Province Argentine male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games 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 Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic athletes for Argentina Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub