Frank Rivera (athlete)

Francisco "Frank" Rivera Paniagua (9 March 1928 – 31 October 2013) was a Puerto Rican sprinter who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 1959 Pan American Games 4×400 metres relay. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Died in 2013 in San Juan. Served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps in Korea. He was buried at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

International competitions Representing 1950Central American and Caribbean GamesGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd800 m2:01.11952Olympic GamesHelsinki, Finland39th (h)400 m49.4843rd (h)800 m1:57.61954Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico5th400 m48.64th800 m1:57.72nd4 × 400 m relay3:17.701955Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico9th400 mNT4th800 m48.374th4 × 400 m relay3:16.381956Olympic GamesMelbourne, Australia31st (h)800 m1:56.412th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:13.81959Central American and Caribbean GamesCaracas, Venezuela4th400 m50.34th400 m1:59.01st4 × 400 m relay3:16.91

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