José_Pedraza_(racewalker)

José Pedraza (racewalker)

José Pedraza (racewalker)

Mexican athlete

José Pedraza Zúñiga, nicknamed "El Sargento Pedraza" (September 19, 1937 – June 1, 1998) was a Mexican race walker and an army sergeant. He was the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in track and field. Since Pedraza, Mexico has won 9 additional Olympic medals in race walking alone. He was born in La Mojonera, Michoacán de Ocampo and died in Mexico City, Distrito Federal.

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Pedraza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.



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