Antonio Mariscal

Antonio Gerardo Mariscal Abascal[lower-alpha 1] (2 July 1915[1] – 29 October 2010)[2] was a lawyer and Olympic-level diver from Mexico, who is considered by the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) as a pioneer of Mexican sport.[1]

Antonio Mariscal
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Gerardo Mariscal Abascal
NationalityMexican
Born2 July 1915 (1915-07-02)
Mexico City, Mexico
Died29 October 2010 (2010-10-30) (aged 95)
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
SportDiving

He and his older brothers Alonso and Federico made Olympic history at the 1932 Olympics by become the first and only three brothers to compete in the same diving event. At the 1932 Olympics, he finished 12th in the 3m Springboard. His younger brother Diego competed at the 1948 Olympics.[3]

At the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games, he won the 5m Platform event and was second in 3m Springboard.

He served as president of the Mexican Swimming Federation from 1960–66, and is among the founders of bodies that oversee aquatic sports in the Americas (ASUA) and Central America/Caribbean (CCCAN).[4]

In 1988 he received a Silver Olympic Order award from the International Olympic Committee. In 2008, he was bestowed a permanent COM membership.[5]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mariscal and the second or maternal family name is Abascal.

References
  1. "EL COM Lamenta el Fallecimiento de Don Antonio Mariscal" [COM laments the death of Don Antonio Mariscal] (in Spanish). Mexican Olympic Committee. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  2. "Fallece el ex clavadista Antonio Mariscal" [Former diver Antonio Mariscal dies] (in Spanish). El Universal. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Mariscal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. "Adiós al Lic. Antonio Mariscal Abascal" [Goodbye to Lawyer Antonio Mariscal Abascal] (in Spanish). Mexican Swimming Federation, Federación Mexicana de Natación. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  5. "Antonio Mariscal, pionero de los clavados" [Antonio Mariscal, pioneer of diving] (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM). 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2010.


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