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{{short description|Panamanian sprinter}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{PAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Central American and Caribbean Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1930 Central American and Caribbean Games|1930 Havana]] | [[Athletics at the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games|200&nbsp;m]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1930 Central American and Caribbean Games|1930 Havana]] | [[Athletics at the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games|400&nbsp;m]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1930 Central American and Caribbean Games|1930 Havana]] | [[Athletics at the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games|100&nbsp;m]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1935 Central American and Caribbean Games|1935 San Salvador]] | [[Athletics at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games|100&nbsp;m]] }}
}}

'''Reginald Beckford''' was a [[Panama]]nian sprinter and businessman.  In 1930, during the [[Central American Games]] in [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]], [[Cuba]], Beckford distinguished himself as the first Panamanian to obtain a gold medal at an international sporting event.

== Sources ==
* [http://panamawide.homestead.com/cronologia.html Chronology of Panamanian Athletics (Spanish)]
* [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm Central American and Caribbean Games]
* [http://www.critica.com.pa/archivo/historia/f13-19.html  History of Panama (Spanish)]

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[[Category:Panamanian male sprinters]]
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[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Panama]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Panama]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games]]
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics]]


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