Guillermo Solá Aravena (July 25, 1929 – February 24, 2020) was a middle- and

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from

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. He won the gold medal in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games, officially known as II Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mexico 1955 (), opened on March 12, 1955, at University Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total ...

, and he won silver medal in the men's 1,500 meters steeplechase event at the 1951 Pan American Games. Solá represented his native

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n country at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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Guillermo Solá's obituary

Guillermo Sola's Biography
at Olympics.com 1929 births 2020 deaths Chilean male middle-distance runners Chilean male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Chile Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile Pan American Games athletes for Chile Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Chilean male steeplechase runners Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Valparaíso 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub