Ana Mercedes Campos Explained

Ana Mercedes Campos
Birth Date:27 July 1930
Birth Place:Sonsonate, El Salvador
Death Place:Sonsonate, El Salvador
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw

Ana Mercedes Campos (July 27, 1930 – July 31, 2013)[1] [2] was a Salvadoran athlete recognized for her role in the 7th Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico in 1954.

Sports career

On August 10, 1954,[3] in the framework of the 7th Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mexico, Ana Mercedes Campos will become the first Salvadoran woman to obtain a gold medal in the javelin throw category, imposing a 38.82 meters mark.[4]

In 1967, in recognition of her legacy as an athlete, the Sonsonate municipal stadium was named Ana Mercedes Campos Stadium.[5]

On January 25, 2012, she was recognized by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador as "Most Deserving Daughter of El Salvador", due to "her valuable contributions in the field of national sport".[6]

Campos died on July 31, 2013, from cardiac arrest at the ISSS hospital in her native Sonsonate.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: López. Benjamín. 2017-03-09. Cuatro de las atletas más destacadas del deporte salvadoreño. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105194318/https://www.elgrafico.com/gamadeportiva/Cuatro-de-las-atletas-mas-destacadas-del-deporte-salvadoreno-20170309-0023.html. 2019-11-05. 2020-06-20. El Gráfico. es-ES.
  2. Web site: Escalante. Varinia. 2013-08-01. Falleció Ana Mercedes Campos. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105190544/https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/269022/fallecio-ana-mercedes-campos.html. 2019-11-05. 2020-06-20. El Diario de Hoy. es.
  3. Web site: 2013-08-01. El Salvador está de luto, ayer murió Ana Mercedes Campos. 2020-06-20. El Mundo. es.
  4. Web site: 2018-07-26. 5 atletas históricas en el deporte de El Salvador. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105194353/https://us.as.com/us/2018/07/27/futbol/1532651276_206309.html. 2019-11-05. 2020-06-20. AS USA. es-us.
  5. Web site: 2013-08-01. Fallece Ana Mercedes Campos. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815155243/http://www.elblog.com/deportes/fallece-ana-mercedes-campos.html. 2013-08-15. 2020-06-20. El Blog.
  6. Web site: Anuario Legislativo 2011-2012, Tomo I. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115200201/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/2017-12/Anuario%202003-2004.pdf. 2020-01-15. 2020-06-20. Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Legislative Operations Management – Legislative Index Unit (ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador. 251.