Lucirio Garrido

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rdf:langString Lucirio Garrido is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase and the 5000 metres. He is the first of a dynasty of Venezuelan international athletes, including his son, Lucirio Garrido Jr. and his grandson Lucirio Antonio Garrido. Competing from 1970 to the early 1980s, he was a three-time medallist at both the South American Championships in Athletics and the Central American and Caribbean Games, and a six-time medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics. He won medals at three editions of the Bolivarian Games, finishing with a steeplechase gold at the 1981 Games.