Fidel Negrete
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| Born | March 23, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 17, 2016 (aged 84) Toluca, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Fidel Negrete Gamboa (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2016) was a long-distance runner from Mexico, whose biggest achievement during his career was winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1963 Pan American Games. He represented his nation in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished 21st in 2:26:07.
Negrete died on November 17, 2016 following a heart attack.[1] He was 84.
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External links
- ARRS
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fidel Negrete". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.
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- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
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