José Parrilla

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José Parrilla
Medal record
Men’s
Athletics
Representing  United States
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kingston 800 m

Jose Antonio "Tony" Parrilla, Jr. (born 31 March 1972 in

1992 U.S. Olympic Trials. He also qualified for the U.S. team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making him a two-time Olympian.[1] He also ran in the 1993 World Championships
.

While running for the

), both from the 1930s.

He adopted Puerto Rican nationality in 2000.

His oldest son, of the same name, followed both his parents to run at the University of Tennessee starting in 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Parrilla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Jose Parrilla excited to run in father's footsteps at UT".

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