Juan Botella

Juan Botella Medina (4 July 1941 – 17 July 1970) was a Mexican diver. He was born in Mexico City.

Juan Botella
Personal information
Full nameJuan Botella Medina
Born(1941-07-04)4 July 1941
Died17 July 1970(1970-07-17) (aged 29)
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
1960 Rome 3 m springboard
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 10 m platform
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Botella and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

He competed for Mexico at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, where he won the bronze medal in the men's springboard event.[1] He died on July 17, 1970 in Basurto, Mexico City, working on his thesis on architecture, because of hypertension suffering for a long time.

References
  1. "Juan Botella MEX". Olympic.org. Retrieved March 24, 2019.



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