About Amadeo Francis
Lived 1931 – 2024 (aged 92). Amadeo Francis was an American athletics competitor.
Amadeo Ignacio Daniel Francis Jr. (22 October 1931 – 25 August 2024) was a Puerto Rican hurdler. He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics. He later became the vice-president of the IAAF. Francis was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on 22 October 1931, to Amadeo Ignacio Daniel Francis Sr. and Ethanie Maria Francis. He later became a noted economist.
Francis died on 25 August 2024, at the age of 92.
International competitions
Personal bests 400 metres hurdles – 53.3 (1954)
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Who was Amadeo Francis?
Puerto Rican athlete
When was Amadeo Francis born?
Amadeo Francis was born on 22 October 1931.
When did Amadeo Francis die?
Amadeo Francis died on 25 August 2024.
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Amadeo Francis was an athletics competitor.
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Amadeo Francis was American.
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