Melitón Sánchez

Melitón Sánchez Rivas (8 November 1934 – 15 February 2026) was a Panamanian finance manager and sports official. He was born on 8 November 1934. He played baseball and softball. On 23 January 2013, he met Gunilla Lindberg, ANOC Secretary General, and Javier Filemón Tejeira Pulido, Director General of Pandeportes (Panamanian Institute of Sports).

Accountancy career Sánchez Rivas was a certified public accountant. He was the founder and general manager of the accounting/consultation firm Sánchez Rivas Associates. He was also the accounting director of the import/export company Sánchez Rivas Associates. Sánchez Rivas was the accounting director of Venpana, S.A. (Intl. Bank at Colon Free Zone), the controller and accounting director of Grupo Biskayna, S.A. and was the International Accounting Services Consultant.

Awards Trophy Mártires de Barbado from the State Council of the Cuban Republic Order of Merit: Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), PASO ORDECA (1991) elected to the Hall of Fame of the International Softball Federation (ISF) Keys to the cities of Caracas (Venezuela), Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Panama City (Panama) Order of Merit, Guatemala National Olympic Committee (2014) Olympic Order, Silver