Juan "Papo" Franceschi
Juan "Papo" Franceschi Vega | |
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Born |
c. 1946 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Died |
20 October 1990 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Occupation | Athlete |
Juan "Papo" Franceschi (c. 1946 – 20 October 1990),[1] was a Puerto Rican track and field athlete from Ponce, Puerto Rico.[2]
Biography
Juan "Papo" Franceschi was known as "El Bolido de San Antón". He was a cousin of Otoniel Velez Franceschi, and a track and field runner in Puerto Rico, participating in the 1966 X Juegos CAC Games where he won a gold medal in the 400 meters with a time of 46.7, a new record in the Games. He also won Bronze in the long relay ("relevo largo").[3] In 1967 he won fourth place at the Panamerican Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with a score of 46.09.[4] He also competed in the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City.[5] He was shot and killed on 20 October 1990 and is buried at Camposanto Cristo Resucitado in Ponce. He was father to two sons and three daughters.[6]
Awards
In 2000, he was inducted in the Ponce Sports Hall of Fame.[7] He is also recognized at Ponce's Parque de los Ponceños Ilustres in the area of sports.[8] In 2001, Franceschi became the 101st inductee in the Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame).[9]
Legacy
- In Ponce's Barrio San Anton, there is street named after him.[10]
- Starting in 1988, his birth city has celebrated a 5K Marathon in his memory.[11]
- Franceschi is honored at the Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens in Tricentennial Park in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ Globalization and Race: Transformations in the Cultural Production of Blackness. Kamari Maxine Clarke and Deborah A. Thomas, editors. Duke University Press. 2006. page 177.
- ↑ Galería de Corso-Puertorriqueños Ilustres. Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Galería de Corso-Puertorriqueños Ilustres.Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ El Atletismo en Puerto Rico. Carlos Uriarte Gonzalez. El Nuevo Dia. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Puerto Rico at the Olympics: Selected Puerto Rican Results. Sports Encyclopedia. 2018. Accessed 29 March 2018.
- ↑ A Escena el 1er Festival Deportivo Juan “Papo” Franceschi: Se Conmemora el 25to Aniversario del Maratón 5K Juan “Papo” Franceschi del Bo. San Antón de Ponce. Noticias Sur Puerto Rico. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Corren 5K en honor a ‘Papo’ Franceschi. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2 April 2013. Accessed 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Sports. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte Puertorriqueño. Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte Puertorriqueño. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Scripts of Blackness: Race, Cultural Nationalism, and U.S. Colonialism in Puerto Rico. Isar P. Godreau. University of Illinois Press. 2015. p.54. ISBN 978-0-252-03890-7
- ↑ Corren 5K en honor a ‘Papo’ Franceschi. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2 April 2013. Accessed 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Sports. TravelPonce.com Retrieved 24 April 2013.