What is Rafael Romero?
'''Rafael Romero Sandrea''' (May 22, 1938 – August 15, 2021) was a [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] [[Track and field athletics|track and field athlete]]. He competed in the [[Sprint (running)|sprint]] events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Adiós a otro grande del atletismo sudamericano: Rafael Romero - Atletismo Sudamericano|url=https://atletismosudamericano.org/adios-a-otro-grande-del-atletismo-sudamericano-rafael-romero/|access-date=2021-08-17|language=es|archive-date=2021-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816160249/https://atletismosudamericano.org/adios-a-otro-grande-del-atletismo-sudamericano-rafael-romero/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He represented his native country in three [[Summer Olympics]], starting in 1956. Romero won two medals (gold and silver) at the [[1963 Pan American Games]] in [[Brazil]]. Romero died on August 15, 2021 at the age of 83.<ref>[https://atletismosudamericano.org/adios-a-otro-grande-del-atletismo-sudamericano-rafael-romero/ Adiós a otro grande del atletismo sudamericano: Rafael Romero] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816160249/https://atletismosudamericano.org/adios-a-otro-grande-del-atletismo-sudamericano-rafael-romero/ |date=2021-08-16 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Rafael}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Venezuelan sprinters]] [[Category:Olympians for Venezuela]] {{sports-bio-stub}}