Rolando Cruz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Puerto Rican pole vaulter
Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1939
Place of Birth: Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Rolando Cruz
- For the Rolando Cruz related to the Illinois criminal case, see Rolando Cruz case Rolando Cruz (born September 17, 1939 in Salinas, Puerto Rico) is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico.
- He trained under Jimmy Curran at Mercersburg Academy and Jim 'Jumbo' Elliott at Villanova University.
- He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956.
- He is a three-time gold medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games: 1959, 1962 and 1966. Cruz later became a lawyer and president of a life insurance company.
- From 1977 to 1981 he served as Commissioner Of Insurance of Puerto Rico.
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