Name Jose Pedraza | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men\'s 20 km Walk | ||
José Pedraza Zúñiga, nicknamed "El Sargento Pedraza" (September 19, 1937 – June 1, 1998) was a race walker from Mexico and an army sergeant. He was the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in track and field. He was born in La Mojonera, Michoacán de Ocampo and died in Mexico City, Distrito Federal.
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