Alberto Valdés
Olympic athlete
1919 – 2013
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Who was Alberto Valdés?
Capt. Alberto Valdés Ramos was an equestrian from Mexico and Olympic champion. 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.
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1919
- Also known as
- Alberto Valdez Ramos
- Died
- Apr 14, 2013
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on July 23, 2013
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