Teodoro Palacios
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Teodoro F. Palacios Flores |
| Born | 7 January 1939 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | 17 August 2019 (aged 80) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Medal record | |
Teodoro Palacios Flores[a] (7 January 1939 – 17 August 2019) was a Guatemalan high jumper who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games. Teodoro's son is Grammy nominated American composer Marcos "Kosine" Palacios, of the production group, Da Internz.[1]
Palacios died on 17 August 2019 at 15.10 CET in Krankenhaus Roosevelt in Guatemala.[2] He was 80.
His personal best in the event was 2.105 metres set in 1960.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Guatemala
| ||||
| 1959 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 1.91 m |
| Pan American Games | Chicago, United States | 4th | 1.98 m | |
| 1960 | Ibero-American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 1.95 m |
| 1962 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 2.00 m |
| Ibero-American Games | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 2.00 m | |
| 1963 | Pan American Games | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 2.04 m |
| 1966 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | 2.03 m |
| 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 4th | 1.99 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 2.05 m | |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 22nd (q) | 2.06 m |
| 1970 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Panama City, Panama | 2nd | 1.98 m |
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teodoro Palacio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Falleció el ex atleta nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores" (in Spanish). La Red. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
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