Salvador Alanís Explained

Salvador Alanís
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Birth Name:Salvador Alanís Duque
Birth Date:9 November 1912
Birth Place:San Luis Potosí City, Mexico

Salvador Alanís Duque[1] (born 9 November 1912, date of death unknown) was a Mexican athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1932 Summer Olympics,[2] and was the first Mexican to compete in the event at the Olympics.[3] Alanís also won bronze in the triple jump at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games, and a silver in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games.[4] [5] He served as the vicepresident of the Mexican Athletics Federation (FMA) during the 1968 Summer Olympics,[6] and as the technical director of the during the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tras 84 años, México con saltador triple. 11 July 2016. Héctor. Reyes. es. Esto. 19 January 2022.
  2. Salvador Alanís Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104435/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/salvador-alanis-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 22 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Alberto Álvarez consigue un histórico noveno lugar en salto triple . . 19 January 2022 . es.
  4. Web site: Salvador Alanís . Olympedia . 19 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Athletics Results San Salvador (1935) . Athletics NACAC . 19 January 2022.
  6. Book: Mexico 68: News Bulletin / Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 36. 1966. Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad.
  7. Web site: Historia: Quinta década. es. 139. Confederación Deportiva Mexicana. 2003. 19 January 2022.