179:
193:
123:, Manitoba, Canada, with a score of 46.09. He also competed in the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City. He was shot and killed on 20 October 1990 and is buried at Camposanto Cristo Resucitado in Ponce. He was father to two sons and three daughters, Jhonny Franceschi is one of his sons.
753:
758:
763:
738:
728:
733:
743:
470:
748:
115:
where he won a gold medal in the 400 meters with a time of 46.7, a new record in the Games. He also won Bronze in the long relay ("relevo largo"). In 1967 he won fourth place at the
723:
132:
463:
343:
A Escena el 1er
Festival Deportivo Juan “Papo” Franceschi: Se Conmemora el 25to Aniversario del Maratón 5K Juan “Papo” Franceschi del Bo. San Antón de Ponce.
456:
159:
406:
718:
479:
112:
299:
264:
417:
355:
622:
448:
211:
550:
586:
116:
206:
384:
713:
708:
568:
280:
247:
230:
523:
595:
184:
163:
88:
60:
46:
685:
631:
559:
285:
Es
Noticia. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 25 October - 7 November 2019. p. 15. Accessed 25 October 2019.
235:
Es
Noticia. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 25 October - 7 November 2019. p. 15. Accessed 25 October 2019.
505:
402:
294:
259:
327:
613:
496:
198:
131:
In 2000, he was inducted in the Ponce Sports Hall of Fame. He is also recognized at Ponce's
100:
303:
268:
84:
658:
514:
399:
Scripts of
Blackness: Race, Cultural Nationalism, and U.S. Colonialism in Puerto Rico.
702:
640:
541:
103:, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 12 January 1947. Franceschi Vega was known as "El Bolido de
649:
604:
104:
676:
667:
532:
245:
Globalization and Race: Transformations in the
Cultural Production of Blackness.
81:
318:
Carlos
Uriarte Gonzalez. El Nuevo Dia. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
17:
483:
174:
108:
155:
Starting in 1988, his birth city has celebrated a 5K Marathon in his memory.
149:
135:
in the area of sports. In 2001, Franceschi became the 101st inductee in the
422:
La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2 April 2013. Accessed 29 March 2018.
360:
La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2 April 2013. Accessed 29 March 2018.
431:
369:
120:
111:, and a track and field runner in Puerto Rico, participating in the 1966
389:
Pabellón de la Fama del
Deporte Puertorriqueño. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
341:
250:
and
Deborah A. Thomas, editors. Duke University Press. 2006. page 177.
754:
Central
American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
158:
Franceschi is honored at the Park of
Illustrious Ponce Citizens in
346:
Noticias Sur Puerto Rico. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
452:
759:
Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
764:
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
401:
Isar P. Godreau. University of Illinois Press. 2015. p.54.
329:
Puerto Rico at the Olympics: Selected Puerto Rican Results.
739:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
729:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
734:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
67:
53:
39:
32:
332:Sports Encyclopedia. 2018. Accessed 29 March 2018.
744:Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
386:Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte Puertorriqueño.
749:Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
137:Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte de Puerto Rico
464:
8:
282:Pista llevara el nombre de Papo Franceschi.
232:Pista llevara el nombre de Papo Franceschi.
80:(12 January 1947 – 20 October 1990), was a
471:
457:
449:
296:Galería de Corso-Puertorriqueños Ilustres.
261:Galería de Corso-Puertorriqueños Ilustres.
29:
437:TravelPonce.com Retrieved 24 April 2013.
375:TravelPonce.com Retrieved 29 March 2018.
419:Corren 5K en honor a ‘Papo’ Franceschi.
357:Corren 5K en honor a ‘Papo’ Franceschi.
223:
7:
724:Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico
480:Central American and Caribbean Games
139:(Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame).
99:Juan "Papo" Franceschi was born in
152:, there is street named after him.
25:
191:
177:
133:Parque de los Ponceños Ilustres
1:
316:El Atletismo en Puerto Rico.
212:Black history in Puerto Rico
719:Puerto Rican male sprinters
34:Juan "Papo" Franceschi Vega
780:
490:
306:Retrieved 24 April 2013.
271:Retrieved 24 April 2013.
109:Otoniel Velez Franceschi
578:Juan "Papo" Franceschi
107:". He was a cousin of
78:Juan "Papo" Franceschi
207:List of Puerto Ricans
248:Kamari Maxine Clarke
27:Puerto Rican athlete
482:champions in men's
596:Alberto Juantorena
302:2012-03-13 at the
267:2012-03-13 at the
185:Puerto Rico portal
164:Ponce, Puerto Rico
160:Tricentennial Park
148:In Ponce's Barrio
113:X Juegos CAC Games
89:Ponce, Puerto Rico
61:Ponce, Puerto Rico
47:Ponce, Puerto Rico
696:
695:
623:Roberto Hernández
506:Reginald Beckford
407:978-0-252-03890-7
117:Panamerican Games
75:
74:
16:(Redirected from
771:
689:
680:
671:
662:
653:
644:
635:
626:
617:
608:
599:
590:
581:
572:
563:
554:
545:
536:
527:
518:
509:
500:
473:
466:
459:
450:
438:
429:
423:
415:
409:
396:
390:
382:
376:
367:
361:
353:
347:
339:
333:
325:
319:
313:
307:
292:
286:
278:
272:
257:
251:
242:
236:
228:
201:
199:Biography portal
196:
195:
194:
187:
182:
181:
180:
101:Barrio San Anton
30:
21:
779:
778:
774:
773:
772:
770:
769:
768:
699:
698:
697:
692:
686:Luguelín Santos
683:
674:
665:
656:
647:
638:
632:Norberto Téllez
629:
620:
611:
602:
593:
587:Antonio Álvarez
584:
575:
566:
560:Ovidio de Jesús
557:
548:
539:
530:
521:
512:
503:
494:
486:
477:
447:
442:
441:
430:
426:
416:
412:
397:
393:
383:
379:
368:
364:
354:
350:
340:
336:
326:
322:
314:
310:
304:Wayback Machine
293:
289:
279:
275:
269:Wayback Machine
258:
254:
243:
239:
229:
225:
220:
197:
192:
190:
183:
178:
176:
173:
145:
129:
97:
85:track and field
63:
58:
57:20 October 1990
49:
44:
43:12 January 1947
35:
28:
23:
22:
18:Juan Franceschi
15:
12:
11:
5:
777:
775:
767:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
701:
700:
694:
693:
691:
690:
681:
672:
663:
654:
645:
636:
627:
618:
609:
600:
591:
582:
573:
564:
555:
546:
537:
528:
519:
515:Carlos de Anda
510:
501:
491:
488:
487:
478:
476:
475:
468:
461:
453:
446:
445:External links
443:
440:
439:
424:
410:
391:
377:
362:
348:
334:
320:
308:
287:
273:
252:
237:
222:
221:
219:
216:
215:
214:
209:
203:
202:
188:
172:
169:
168:
167:
156:
153:
144:
141:
128:
125:
96:
93:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
59:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
776:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
704:
687:
682:
678:
673:
669:
664:
660:
655:
651:
646:
642:
641:Troy McIntosh
637:
633:
628:
624:
619:
615:
614:Félix Stevens
610:
606:
601:
597:
592:
588:
583:
579:
574:
570:
565:
561:
556:
552:
547:
543:
542:Herb McKenley
538:
534:
529:
525:
520:
516:
511:
507:
502:
498:
497:Lucílo Iturbe
493:
492:
489:
485:
481:
474:
469:
467:
462:
460:
455:
454:
451:
444:
436:
434:
428:
425:
421:
420:
414:
411:
408:
404:
400:
395:
392:
388:
387:
381:
378:
374:
372:
366:
363:
359:
358:
352:
349:
345:
344:
338:
335:
331:
330:
324:
321:
317:
312:
309:
305:
301:
298:
297:
291:
288:
284:
283:
277:
274:
270:
266:
263:
262:
256:
253:
249:
246:
241:
238:
234:
233:
227:
224:
217:
213:
210:
208:
205:
204:
200:
189:
186:
175:
170:
165:
161:
157:
154:
151:
147:
146:
142:
140:
138:
134:
126:
124:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
94:
92:
90:
87:athlete from
86:
83:
79:
70:
66:
62:
56:
52:
48:
42:
38:
31:
19:
659:Yeimer López
650:Carlos Santa
605:Bert Cameron
577:
551:Angel García
524:Arturo Baker
432:
427:
418:
413:
398:
394:
385:
380:
370:
365:
356:
351:
342:
337:
328:
323:
315:
311:
295:
290:
281:
276:
260:
255:
244:
240:
231:
226:
136:
130:
98:
82:Puerto Rican
77:
76:
714:1990 deaths
709:1947 births
677:Raidel Acea
668:Nery Brenes
569:George Kerr
533:Arthur Wint
703:Categories
484:400 metres
218:References
68:Occupation
594:1974–78:
150:San Anton
105:San Antón
95:Biography
300:Archived
265:Archived
171:See also
121:Winnipeg
71:Athlete
684:2018:
675:2014:
666:2010:
657:2006:
648:2002:
639:1998:
630:1993:
621:1990:
612:1986:
603:1982:
585:1970:
576:1966:
567:1962:
558:1959:
549:1954:
540:1950:
531:1946:
522:1938:
513:1935:
504:1930:
495:1926:
433:Sports
405:
371:Sports
143:Legacy
127:Awards
688:(DOM)
679:(CUB)
670:(CRC)
661:(CUB)
652:(DOM)
643:(BAH)
634:(CUB)
625:(CUB)
616:(CUB)
607:(JAM)
598:(CUB)
589:(CUB)
580:(PUR)
571:(JAM)
562:(PUR)
553:(CUB)
544:(JAM)
535:(JAM)
526:(PAN)
517:(MEX)
508:(PAN)
499:(MEX)
403:ISBN
54:Died
40:Born
162:in
119:in
705::
91:.
472:e
465:t
458:v
435:.
373:.
166:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.