Ernesto Vela (born 20 October 1968) is a Mexican former swimmer Olympian.

Ernesto Vela
Personal information
Born (1968-10-20) October 20, 1968 (age 55)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago 200m backstroke

International competition

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Summer Olympics

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He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games. The first Games were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, as part of the Mexico swimming team.[1] The second Games were the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, as part of the Mexico swimming team. No one on the ten member team at Seoul finished above the "heat" stage of competition.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mexico at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernesto Vela". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2012.