Fidel Negrete
Mexican long-distance runner
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Born | March 23, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | November 17, 2016(2016-11-17) (aged 84) Toluca, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Fidel Negrete Gamboa (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2016) was a long-distance runner from Mexico, whose biggest achievement during his career was winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1963 Pan American Games. He represented his nation in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished 21st in 2:26:07.
Negrete died on November 17, 2016, following a heart attack.[1] He was 84.
References
- ^ "Fallece Fidel Negrete, atleta mexiquense abanderado de Tokio 64". 17 November 2016.
External links
- ARRS
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fidel Negrete". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.
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- 1951:
Delfo Cabrera (ARG)
- 1955:
Mateo Flores (GUA)
- 1959:
John J. Kelley (USA)
- 1963:
Fidel Negrete (MEX)
- 1967:
Andy Boychuk (CAN)
- 1971:
Frank Shorter (USA)
- 1975:
Rigoberto Mendoza (CUB)
- 1979:
Radamés González (CUB)
- 1983:
Jorge González (PUR)
- 1987:
Ivo Rodrigues (BRA)
- 1991:
Alberto Cuba (CUB)
- 1995:
Benjamín Paredes (MEX)
- 1999:
Vanderlei Cordeiro (BRA)
- 2003:
Vanderlei Cordeiro (BRA)
- 2007:
Franck Caldeira (BRA)
- 2011:
Solonei da Silva (BRA)
- 2015:
Richer Pérez (CUB)
- 2019:
Cristhian Pacheco (PER)
- 2023:
Cristhian Pacheco (PER)
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