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Carlos Armando Girón Gutiérrez (3 November 1954 — 13 January 2020) was a Mexican diver. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, winning one medal.
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| Born | 3 November 1954 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 2020 (aged 65) Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he finished ninth in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth in the 10 metre platform event. In 1976 he repeated the position in the platform diving while advancing to a seventh place in the springboard.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR he finally won a silver medal in 3 metre springboard, and came close to another medal with a fourth place in the 10 metre platform. His final Olympic performance came in 1984 where he placed twelfth.
On 13 January 2020, Girón died from pneumonia at age 65.[1]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- A Step Away
References
- Saldago, Carlos Daniel (13 January 2020). "Olympian Carlos Girón passes away". El Universal. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
- Database Olympics (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Girón". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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Carlos Girón (né le 3 novembre 1954 à Mexicali et mort le 13 janvier 2020 à Mexico[1]) est un plongeur mexicain, spécialiste du tremplin de 3 m.[it] Carlos Girón Gutiérrez
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