Martín Alarcón (athlete) explained

Martín E. Alarcón Hisojo
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:5000 metres
Birth Date:30 January 1928
Birth Place:Metepec, Mexico

Martín E. Alarcón Hisojo[1] (30 January 1928[2] – 7 May 1991)[3] was a Mexican long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[4]

In 2015, he posthumously received a Sports Merit Award, and in Metepec, State of Mexico, a sports facility is named after him.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Londres 1948. Spanish. Comité Olímpico Mexicano. 10 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Brindan honores a deportistas metepequenses distinguidos. Spanish. 25 October 2018. 10 January 2020. MVT.
  3. Web site: Martín Alarcón . Olympedia . 16 March 2022.
  4. Martín Alarcón Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104021/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/martin-alarcon-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Entrega Ayuntamiento de Metepec Presea al Mérito Deportivo 2015. 11 December 2015. Spanish. AD Noticias. 10 January 2020.