Carlos Girón facts for kids
Carlos Girón at Olympic Games 1980
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| Born | 3 November 1954 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Died | 13 January 2020 (aged 65) Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico |
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Medal record
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Carlos Armando Girón Gutiérrez (3 November 1954 — 13 January 2020) was a Mexican diver. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, winning one medal.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he finished ninth in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth in the 10 metre platform event. In 1976 he repeated the position in the platform diving while advancing to a seventh place in the springboard.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR he finally won a silver medal in 3 metre springboard, and came close to another medal with a fourth place in the 10 metre platform. His final Olympic performance came in 1984 where he placed twelfth.
On 13 January 2020, Girón died from pneumonia at age 65.
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Girón Gutiérrez para niños
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- A Step Away
