Gabriel Betancourt Gabriel Betancourt Gabriel Betancourt Mejía (born April 27, 1918 in Medellín – died March 23, 2002 in Bogotá) was a Colombian economist and diplomat who served as Colombia's Minister of National Education in two occasions, and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. Gabriel Betancourt was born in Medellín on April 27, 1918 to Pedro Nolasco Adriano Betancur Toro and Mariana Mejía Arango as the youngest of 9 children. Betancourt was a member of the government of president Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. He later became assistant director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He was also head of the education
Gabriel Tiacoh 1989 IAAF World Cup, he finished third in the 400 m for the bronze medal. Tiacoh died in 1992 in Atlanta of viral meningitis at the age of 29. He remains the 400 m national record holder for Côte d'Ivoire. He had an annual track and field meeting named in his honour – the Gabriel Tiacoh meet in Abidjan. Gabriel Tiacoh Gabriel Tiacoh (February 9, 1963 – April 2, 1992) was a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire who specialised in the 400 metres. He is best known for winning his nation's first Olympic medal, in the 400 meters in 1984. A