Joaquim Cruz
Runner
Runner who won a gold medal in the 800 meters at the 1984 Olympics and won silver in the same event at the 1988 Olympics.
He began running competitively when he was 13 years old.
He won 800-meter bronze in the 1983 World Championships.
His father was a steel worker.
Held in Los Angeles, President Ronald Reagan officially opened the 1984 Olympics in which Cruz participated.