Juan Álvaro José Gaxiola Robles (26 January 1937 – 18 August 2003) was a Mexican diver. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform and won a silver medal in the platform in 1968, in Mexico City. He also finished fourth in the springboard in 1960.[1]

Álvaro Gaxiola
Gaxiola at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 January 1937
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died18 August 2003 (aged 66)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Sport
SportDiving
ClubMichigan Wolverines, Ann Arbor
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 10 m platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 10 m platform

Gaxiola lived for many years in the United States and returned to Mexico only in the 1960s. He competed in diving for Ann Arbor High School and then for the University of Michigan, where he studied civil engineering.[2]

Gaxiola died of cancer in his native Guadalajara, aged 66. He was survived by wife Sylvia Wydell and three children, Ingi, Michelle, and Annika.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Álvaro Gaxiola. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Fallece el clavadista Álvaro Gaxiola. elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. 18 August 2003