Antonio Mariscal

Who was Antonio Mariscal?

Antonio G. Mariscal Abascal was a lawyer and Olympic-level diver from Mexico, who is considered by the Mexican Olympic Committee as a pioneer of Mexican sport.

He and his brothers Alonso and Federico made Olympic history at the 1932 Olympics by become the first and only 3 brothers to compete in the same diving event. At the 1932 Olympics, he finished 12th in the 3m Springboard.

At the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games, he won the 5m Platform event and was second in 3m Springboard.

He served as president of the Mexican Swimming Federation from 1960–66, and is among the founders of bodies that oversee aquatic sports in the Americas and Central America/Caribbean.

In 1988 he received a Silver Olympic Order award from the International Olympic Committee. In 2008, he was bestowed a permanent COM membership.