Carlos Girón

Carlos Armando Girón Gutiérrez (3 November 1954 — 13 January 2020) was a Mexican diver. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, winning one medal.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Girón and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Carlos Girón
Carlos Girón at Olympic Games 1980
Personal information
Born3 November 1954 (1954-11-03)
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Died13 January 2020(2020-01-13) (aged 65)
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 3m Springboard
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City 10m Platform
1979 San Juan 10m Platform
1975 Mexico City 3m Springboard
1979 San Juan 3m Springboard

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

References
  1. Saldago, Carlos Daniel (13 January 2020). "Olympian Carlos Girón passes away". El Universal. Retrieved 13 January 2020.


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