Last of Mexico’s ‘Dream Team’ showjumpers dies
Mexican showjumper Alberto Valdés Ramos, who won Olympic squad gilt at the London 1948 Games, has died at the historic menstruum of 93.
He was the oldest surviving fellow member of Mexico’s 1948 Jumping “dream team”. His beau squad mates were Humberto Mariles, who likewise won private gilt – a feat unequalled yesteryear whatever other Mexican sportsman at the fourth dimension – together with Ruben Uriza, who added private silverish to the squad gold.
The twenty-four hr menstruum the trio claimed squad gilt was unforgettable for Mexican sports, together with especially for Valdés, who received tidings yesteryear telegram that his fille had been born merely earlier he competed inwards the Empire Stadium, right away known every bit Wembley Stadium.
Equestrianism became a agency of life for Valdés at the historic menstruum of 10, subsequently he moved to Paris amongst his begetter who had been appointed state of war machine attaché to the Mexican Embassy.
After the Olympics, Valdés said the Olympic medal was the virtually rewarding prize of his career, non for the personal achievement, but “because United Mexican States had never won anything inwards the Olympics”.
He said he was together with hence nervous on the twenty-four hr menstruum of the medal ceremony he lost 2kg.
Valdés was run of a generation of accomplished Mexican riders who won major competitions inwards the United States, Canada together with Europe, together with he passed on his talent to his boy Alberto Valdés Lacarra, who won squad bronze at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games.
Valdés inspired many hereafter athletes, together with especially equestrian athletes, when he was a torch bearer at the 2011 Pan-American Games inwards Guadalajara at the historic menstruum of 92. He passed the torch to diver Paola Espinosa, a beau Olympian, who descended on wires from the roof of the Omnilife stadium to lite the Pan-American cauldron.
In 2011 he was honored yesteryear the Mexican Olympic Medalists Association together with the Mexican Olympic Committee every bit i of the best riders inwards the history of equestrian sport inwards the country.
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