Rafael Romero

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Romero Sandrea
Born	(1938-05-22)22 May 1938 Maracaibo,Zulia, Venezuela
Died	15 August 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 83)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 m
Medal record Men'sAthletics Representing Venezuela Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 200 metres 1963 São Paulo 4x100m relay Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston 200 metres 1962 Kingston 100 metres Bolivarian Games 1961 Barranquilla 200 metres 1961 Barranquilla 100 metres Ibero-American Games 1960 Santiago 100 metres 1960 Santiago 200 metres 1960 Santiago 4x100m relay

Rafael Romero Sandrea (22 May 1938 – 15 August 2021)^[1] was aVenezuelan track and fieldathlete, who competed in thesprint events.^[1] He represented his native country in three consecutiveSummer Olympics, starting in 1956.^[2] Romero won two medals (gold and silver) at the1963 Pan American Games inBrazil.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Venezuela
1956	Olympic Games	Melbourne, Australia	31st (h)	100 m	11.14
			16th (h)	200 m	21.87
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.0
1959	Central American and Caribbean Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	200 m	21.92
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	42.14
	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	6th	100 m	10.6
			6th (sf)	200 m	21.5
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.1
1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	27th (qf)	100 m	11.1
			18th (qf)	200 m	21.4
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.83
	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	100 m	10.3
			1st	200 m	20.8
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.3
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	100 m	10.9
			6th	200 m	22.8
			1st	4 x 100 m relay	41.0
			1st	4 x 400 m relay	3:16.0
	Bolivarian Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	2nd	100 m	10.6
			1st	200 m	21.4
			1st	4 x 100 m relay	42.0
1962	Central American and Caribbean Games	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	100 m	10.47
			1st	200 m	21.0
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.0
	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	1st	100 m	10.6
			1st	200 m	21.1
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.6
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	200 m	21.23
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.71
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	6th	4 × 100 m relay	39.5
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	4 x 100 m relay	41.3
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	4th (h)	100 m	NT

• 100 metres – 10.2h (1961)
• 200 metres – 20.8h (1960)

• Rafael Romero atWorld Athletics
• Rafael Romero atOlympics.com
• Rafael Romero atOlympedia

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