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Joaquín Capilla

1928 - 2010

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Joaquín Capilla Pérez (December 23, 1928 – May 8, 2010), was a Mexican diver who won the largest number of Olympic medals among Mexican athletes. Together with his elder brother Alberto he competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, finishing fourth in the two remaining competitions. He also won four medals at the Pan American Games, in 1951 and 1955. After retiring from competitions Capilla descended into poverty, chain smoking and alcoholism, eventually losing his family and home. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Joaquín Capilla is the 1,703rd most popular athlete (down from 1,489th in 2024), the 352nd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 351st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mexican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joaquín Capilla ranks 1,703 out of 6,025. Before him are Alvah Meyer, George Goulding, Alan Washbond, Amadou Dia Ba, Harry DeBaecke, and Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu. After him are John Kelly, Paul Tergat, Maurizio Damilano, Fritz Schwab, Robert Hennet, and Gelindo Bordin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Joaquín Capilla ranks 505. Before him are Pete Rademacher, Gino Bramieri, Břetislav Dolejší, José Antonio Roca, Christian Poncelet, and Juan Rodríguez. After him are Jerome Biffle, Ivan Kizimov, Fatima Meer, Richard M. Sherman, Türkân Akyol, and Garry Winogrand. Among people deceased in 2010, Joaquín Capilla ranks 374. Before him are Ljupčo Jordanovski, György Mitró, Břetislav Dolejší, Vladimir Motyl, Teddy Pendergrass, and Romano Bonagura. After him are Dorothy Janis, Michael Foot, Jacques Swaters, Audrey Williamson, Janusz Zakrzeński, and Paul Drayton.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Joaquín Capilla ranks 352 out of 729. Before him are Alfonso Zamora (1954), Patricia Espinosa (1958), Ricardo López (1966), Raúl Fernández (1905), Manuel Lapuente (1944), and Luis Regueiro (1943). After him are Andrés Guardado (1986), Tomás Boy (1951), Javier Hernández (1961), Héctor Pulido (1942), Rafael Garza Gutiérrez (1896), and Alaska (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Mexico

Among athletes born in Mexico, Joaquín Capilla ranks 4. Before him are Enriqueta Basilio (1948), Ricardo Delgado (1947), and Ernesto Canto (1959). After him are Humberto Mariles (1913), Pilar Roldán (1939), Raúl González (1952), Carlos Girón (1954), Joel Sánchez (1966), Arturo Barrios (1962), Jaime Ordiales (1963), and Bernardo Segura (1970).

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