Olegario Vázquez Raña Explained
Olegario Vázquez Raña (born 10 December 1935) is a Mexican entrepreneur, businessman, owner of several companies, and the chairman and principal shareholder of Grupo Empresarial Ángeles. He is married to María de los Angeles Aldir and he is the father of Olegario Vázquez Aldir, one of the richest businessman in Mexico.
Sports career
Vázquez Raña was a member of Mexico's shooting team at all Olympic Games from 1964 to 1976[1] and all world championships from 1966 to 1979. He is the national record-holder in many shooting disciplines and the world record-holder in air rifle (1973 and 1975).[2]
Sports administration
- President of the Mexican Shooting Federation (1975 - 1992).
- Lifelong Honorary President (1992 -).
- Vice-President of the Mexican Sports Confederation (1983 - 1992).
- Permanent member of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) (1969 -).
- President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) (1980 - 2018).
- President of the Shooting Confederation of the Americas (1979 -).
- Member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Council (1987 -).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Olegario Vázquez . SR/Olympic Sports . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/olegario-vazquez-1.html . 9 September 2021 . 18 April 2020 .
- Web site: Olegario Vázquez Raña on brotherly love, mixed team events and the importance of discipline . Owen . David . Inside the Games . 26 August 2018 . 9 September 2021 .
