Ramon Sandin

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Ramon Sandin
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Born (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970 (age 54)
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Sport Diving

Ramon Sandin, also known as Guy Sandin, (born 9 January 1970) is a native of Puerto Rico who competed in the diving competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in the United States at Atlanta, Georgia, representing his native island. [1]

Sandin came out as being a gay man in 2000. [2] He later moved to Los Angeles, where he pursued an acting career under the name of Guy Sandin. [3]

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References

  1. "Ramon Sandin". Sports Reference:Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Gay Men in Sports: Olympic Diver Guy Sandin". Federation of Gay Games. February 26, 2008.
  3. "Guy Sandin". IMDb.