Santiago Fonseca

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Santiago Fonseca
Personal information
NationalityHonduran
Born (1953-12-30) 30 December 1953 (age 70)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

Santiago Fonseca (born 30 December 1953) is a Honduran racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976, 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] Fonseca was the flag bearer for Honduras in the Seoul 1988 opening ceremony. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Santiago Fonseca Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "Flagbearers for Honduras". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 17 December 2023.