Guillermo Solá Aravena (July 25, 1929 – February 24, 2020) was a middle- and long-distance runner from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 1955 Pan American Games, and he won silver medal in the men's 1,500 meters steeplechase event at the 1951 Pan American Games. Solá represented his native South American country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
International competitions Representing 1951Pan American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina2nd1500 m4:00.55th3000 m s'chase10:10.31952South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina2nd1500 m3:59.61st3000 m s'chase9:32.0Olympic GamesHelsinki, Finland29th (h)3000 m s'chase9:32.21953South American Championships (unofficial)Santiago, Chile1st1500 m3:58.61st3000 m s'chase9:25.31954South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil2nd1500 m3:57.22nd3000 m s'chase9:16.01955Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico5th1500 m4:06.671st3000 m s'chase9:46.81956South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile3rd3000 m s'chase9:25.8
Personal bests 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:16.0 (1954)
References
Guillermo Solá's obituary Guillermo Sola's Biography at Olympics.com