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Manuel Sanguily

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Manuel Sanguily
Personal information
Full nameManuel Sanguily Betancourt
Born(1933-02-07)7 February 1933
Havana, Cuba
Died15 November 2022(2022-11-15) (aged 89)
New York, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1955 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago 200 m breaststroke
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke

Manuel Sanguily (7 February 1933 – 15 November 2022)[1] was a Cuban-American physician and swimmer who represented Cuba in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] He was also the flag bearer for Cuba at the 1956 games.[1]

Following his retirement from swimming, he studied medicine at La Habana Medical School. After the school was closed by Fidel Castro, Sanguilly moved to the United States and studied at Ohio State University. He worked as a doctor at a practice in Circleville, Ohio before moving to Tarrytown, New York and working in private practice. In 2010, he was sentenced to thirty months in prison for his role in large-scale prescription fraud.[1]

Sanguily died in November 2022, from complications of COVID-19.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Manuel Sanguily". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel Sanguily". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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