Osvaldo Suárez

Osvaldo Roberto Suárez (17 March 1934 in Wilde – 16 February 2018)^[1] was an Argentine long-distance runner who won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. He was punished by the Revolución Libertadora (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 Summer Olympics, in 1960 and 1964. After retiring from his running career, he became a professional athletics coach.

Osvaldo Suárez

Personal information
Full name	Osvaldo Roberto Suárez
Born	(1934-03-17)17 March 1934 Wilde, Buenos Aires
Died	16 February 2018(2018-02-16) (aged 83)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 1955 Mexico City 5000 metres 1955 Mexico City 10,000 metres 1959 Chicago 10,000 metres 1963 Sao Paulo 5000 metres 1959 Chicago 5000 metres 1963 Sao Paulo 10,000 metres Ibero-American Games 1960 Santiago 5000 metres 1960 Santiago 10,000 metres 1960 Santiago Marathon

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Argentina
1953	South American Championships (unofficial)	Santiago, Chile	1st	5000 m	15:23.1
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	5000 m	15:30.6
			1st	10,000 m	32:42.6
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	5000 m	14:30.8
			1st	10,000 m	30:12.2
			1st	Half marathon	1:08:54
1958	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st	5000 m	14:26.1
			1st	10,000 m	30:37.2
			1st	Half marathon	1:12:38
	Saint Silvester Road Race	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	7.4 km	21:40
1959	World Festival of Youth and Students	Vienna, Austria	3rd	5000 m	14:14.4
	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	2nd	5000 m	14:28.5
			1st	10,000 m	30:17.2
	Saint Silvester Road Race	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	7.4 km	21:55
1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	9th	Marathon	2:21:26.6
	Saint Silvester Road Race	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	7.4 km	22:02
1960	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	5000 m	14:29.0
			1st	10,000 m	30:26.0
			1st	Marathon	2:38:23
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	1500 m	3:53.5
			1st	5000 m	14:54.7
			1st	10,000 m	30:18.1
1962	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	3rd	1500 m	3:53.4
			1st	5000 m	14:31.6
			1st	10,000 m	30:14.2
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	5000 m	14:25.81
			2nd	10,000 m	30:26.56
	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	5000 m	14:59.8
			1st	10,000 m	31:09.6
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Marathon	DNF
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	5th	5000 m	14:19.4
			–	10,000 m	DNF
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	5000 m	14:48.0
			1st	10,000 m	30:50.8
1969	South American Championships	Quito, Ecuador	11th (h)	1500 m	4:13.8

Personal bests

• 1500 metres – 3:50.8h (Barcelona 1962)
• Mile – 4:16.3h (Buenos Aires 1953, former NR)
• 2000 metres – 5:21.0h (Villa Dominico 1961, former NR)
• 3000 metres – 8:12.0h (Munich 1959, former NR)
• 5000 metres – 14:05.0h (San Sebastián 1960, former NR)
• 10,000 metres – 29:26.0h (Prague 1959, former NR)
• Half marathon – 1:08:54 (Santiago 1956, former NR)
• Marathon – 2:21:27 (Rome 1960, former NR)