Francisco García Moreno (born 1 June 1947 in Mexico City, died 26 March 2016 in Cuernavaca) was a Mexican Olympic water polo player (1968, 1972, 1976),[1] and a former coach of the national team.[2]
El Panchote, as Garcia Moreno was known, was a member of the bronze medal winning teams at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games and a member of the gold medal winning team at the 1975 Pan American Games. Garcia Moreno owned a gym in Cuernavaca where he specialized in teaching babies and children to swim. He promoted water polo among young people in the area. He was murdered during a robbery attempt near his home in Tlatenango, Cuernavaca in 2016.[3] He was always surrounded by other athletes such as Felipe Tibio Muñoz.[4]
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References edit
- ^ Francisco García Moreno entrenaba desde bebés para hacer campeones (in Spanish)
- ^ Asesinan a Francisco García Moreno en Morelos (in Spanish)
- ^ "Asesinan durante asalto a exatleta olímpico en Cuernavaca" [Ex-Olympic athlete assassinated during assault in Cuernavaca] (in Spanish). Proceso. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Asasinan a Ex Atleta Olimpico Francisco Garcia Moreno en Cuernavaca" [Ex Olympic Athlete Francisco Garcia Moreno murdered in Cuernavaca] (in Spanish). Zona Centro Noticias. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
External links edit
- Francisco García Moreno at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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