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{{short description|Argentine field hockey player}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = MuniHD MarceloGarrafo.jpg
| caption = Garraffo in 2016
| full_name = Marcelo Omar Garraffo Biano
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|September 5, 1957}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ARG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Hockey at the 1975 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]] | [[Hockey at the 1991 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver| [[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | [[Hockey at the 1983 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]] | [[Hockey at the 1987 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
}}
{{family name hatnote|Garraffo|Biano|lang=Spanish}}

'''Marcelo Omar Garraffo Biano''' (born September 5, 1957) is a retired [[field hockey]] player from [[Argentina]] who competed in three [[Summer Olympics]] for his native country. He became a field hockey coach subsequent to his retirement as a player.

At his Olympic debut at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] he ended up in 11th place with the [[Argentina men's national field hockey team|national squad]], followed by the 8th place at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]. Four years later, at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain, Garraffo was the oldest member (34 years, 323 days) of the Argentinian field hockey delegation, and had the honour of carrying the flag at the opening ceremony. As a coach, he guided the men's national team to the silver medal at the [[1999 Pan American Games]].

At the end of 2012, he was chosen as the new coach of [[Argentina women's national field hockey team]] after [[Carlos Retegui]]'s contract was not renewed. Four months later, by decision of the newly elected president of the [[Argentine Hockey Confederation]], Federal Senator [[Aníbal Fernández]], he was dismissed and replaced by [[Emanuel Roggero]].

==References==
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/marcelo-garrafo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/marcelo-garrafo-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Marcelo Garrafo}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127110350/http://santafedeportivo.com.ar/hockey/noticia.php?n=2152 |date=November 27, 2007 |title=Santa Fe Deportivo }}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

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