Óscar Soto

Óscar Soto Carrillo (born 9 June 1983 in Mexico City) is a two-time Olympic modern pentathlete from Mexico.[1][2] He also won silver medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Sydney, Australia, also individual and team gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia, and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and at the 2011 Pan American Games in his home nation, Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Carrillo.

Óscar Soto

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Soto Carrillo
Nationality	Mexico
Born	(1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 Mexico City, Mexico
Residence	CdMx
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Coached by	Gabriel Gil Marin, Akhenatón Hernandez, Gearnys Francoi, Fernando Lopez and Pavel Estrada
Retired	2012
Medal record Men's modern pentathlon Representing  Mexico Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Individual Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Individual 2006 Cartagena Team 2010 Mayagüez Individual 2010 Mayagüez Team

Soto achieved his best results, and performed consistently in each of the five sporting disciplines for the men's event at the Olympics, when he finished eighth in 2008, and fourteenth in 2012.

References

1. "Oscar Soto". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Óscar Soto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. "Modern Pentathlon: Mexico wins first Gold Medal". Terra (English). 16 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

External links

• Oscar SOTO CARRILLO at UIPM (archived page from Pentathlon.org)
• Oscar SOTO at the International Olympic Committee