Ismael Delgado
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Born | 5 December 1929[1] |
| Died | 9 October 2023 (aged 93) USA |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 4 × 400 metres relay |
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Ismael Delgado (5 December 1929 – 9 October 2023) was a Puerto Rican sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Delgado served in the United States Army in the Korean War, where he was awarded two Purple Heart Medals. After returning from the military he finished his B.A. degree and became a teacher in Aguada but he shortly thereafter went into sports administration and sports journalism. Died on October 9, 2023 at age 93. He was buried at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[2]
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Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2023 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Burials at Puerto Rico National Cemetery
- People from Aguada, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican men sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- United States Army soldiers
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Puerto Rican athletics biography stubs