Radamés Treviño
Mexican cyclist (1945–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radamés Eliud Treviño Llanas (7 December 1945 – 12 April 1970) was a Mexican road and track cyclist who won two silver and one bronze medals at the 1967 Pan American Games: in the 100 km team time trial and in the 4 km pursuit, individual and with a team. He competed in these three events at the 1968 Olympics with a best result of fifth place in the individual pursuit.[1]
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Born | (1945-12-07)7 December 1945 Monterrey, Mexico |
Died | 12 April 1970(1970-04-12) (aged 24) |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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On 21 October 1967 he rode the individual pursuit world record in a time of 4'49.73" on a velodrome in Mexico. Later in 1969 he set a world hour record.[2]
Treviño died after a crash during a regional race between Pachuca and Mexico City.[3] A velodrome in Mexico is named in his honor.[4]