| Personal information | |
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| Born | September 17, 1939 (1939-09-17) (age 85) Salinas, Puerto Rico |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Medal record | |
Rolando Cruz (born September 17, 1939, in Salinas, Puerto Rico) is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He trained under Jimmy Curran at Mercersburg Academy and Jim 'Jumbo' Elliott at Villanova University. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956 and was the flag bearer for Puerto Rico in the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games: 1959, 1962 and 1966.
Cruz later became a lawyer and president of a life insurance company. From 1977 to 1981 he served as Commissioner Of Insurance of Puerto Rico.
References
- Curran is Given Trip to Europe, Morning Herald (Hagerstown), January 23, 1960
- Puerto Rican Vaulter Eyes Finn's Mark, Hutchison News, February 4, 1963
- "Rolando Cruz". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rolando Cruz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019.
- "1963 Video". britishpathe.com.
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| Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's pole vault | |
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