Enriqueta Basilio
Mexican athlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norma Enriqueta Basilio Sotelo, also known as Queta Basilio (15 July 1948 – 26 October 2019)[1] was a Mexican track and field athlete. She made history by being the first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron. She was the last torch-bearer of the 19th Summer Olympics in Mexico City on 12 October 1968.
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Born | (1948-07-15)15 July 1948 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Died | 26 October 2019(2019-10-26) (aged 71) Mexico City, Mexico |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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Sport | Sprint, hurdles |
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Personal best(s) | 12.3 (100 m, 1968) 55.0 (400 m, 1968) 11.20 (80 m/h, 1968). |
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Basilio died in Mexico City on 26 October 2019 of pneumonia at the age of 71.[2]