Olegario Vázquez Raña
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_24_(cropped).jpg) Vázquez Raña at the shooting finals of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1935 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Olegario Vázquez Raña (born 10 December 1935) is a Mexican entrepreneur, businessman, owner of several companies, and the chairman and principal shareholder of Grupo Empresarial Ángeles. He is married to María de los Angeles Aldir and he is the father of Olegario Vázquez Aldir, one of the richest businessman in Mexico.
Sports career
[edit]Vázquez Raña was a member of Mexico's shooting team at all Olympic Games from 1964 to 1976[1] and all world championships from 1966 to 1979. He is the national record-holder in many shooting disciplines and the world record-holder in air rifle (1973 and 1975).[2]
Sports administration
[edit]- President of the Mexican Shooting Federation (1975 - 1992).
- Lifelong Honorary President (1992 - ).
- Vice-President of the Mexican Sports Confederation (1983 - 1992).
- Permanent member of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) (1969 - ).
- President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) (1980 - 2018).
- President of the Shooting Confederation of the Americas (1979 - ).
- Member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Council (1987 - ).
References
[edit]- ^ "Olegario Vázquez". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Owen, David (26 August 2018). "Olegario Vázquez Raña on brotherly love, mixed team events and the importance of discipline". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official Website of the Olympic Movement (in English)
- "Grupo Empresarial Angeles" Website (in Spanish)
- Olegario Vázquez Raña at the International Shooting Sport Federation
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