Alberto Valdés
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1948 London | Show jumping, Team |
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Capt. Alberto Valdés Ramos (25 June 1919 – 14 April 2013[1] ) was an equestrian from Mexico and Olympic champion. Born in Mexico City, he won a gold medal riding his horse Chihuahua in the show jumping competition for the Mexican team along with Humberto Mariles and Rubén Uriza at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Capt. Valdes and Chihuahua placed equal 10th on a total of 20 points in the individual competition. His team mate Col. Humberto Mariles riding Arete won the individual gold medal on a total of 6.25 points.[2]
His son Alberto Valdés, Jr. won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
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- 1919 births
- 1992 deaths
- Sportspeople from Mexico City
- Mexican equestrians
- Male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic equestrians of Mexico
- Olympic gold medalists for Mexico
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Mexican Olympic medalist stubs
- Equestrian biography stubs
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics