Antonio Mariscal

Antonio Gerardo Mariscal Abascal^[a] (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]

In 1931, he won the National Diving Championship. He and his older brothers

At the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games, he won the 5m Platform event and was second in 3m Springboard.^{[citation needed]}

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 (

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "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.

External links

• Antonio Mariscal at
  Olympedia
• Antonio Mariscal Abascal at Olympics.com

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