Humberto Mariles
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Humberto•Mariles Cortés |
| Used name | Humberto•Mariles |
| Born | 13 June 1913 in Parral, Chihuahua (MEX) |
| Died | 6 December 1972 in Paris XIVe, Paris (FRA) |
| NOC |  Mexico |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Humberto Mariles Cortés won three Olympic medals at the 1948 Games in London. He was individual champion in the show jumping and helped Mexico win a gold medal in the team event as well. In addition, Mariles helped the Mexican three-day team win a bronze medal. (The combination of winning Olympic medals in jumping and eventing has been accomplished 13 times in Olympic history.) At the 1955 Pan American Games he won gold with the jumping team (with Roberto Viñals and the non-Olympians Jaime de la Garza and Joaquín D’Harcourt). On 14 August 1964, Mariles Cortés was driving home from a party in Ciudad Mexico when he was forced off the road. At the next traffic light, Mariles pulled out a pistol and shot the other driver. Initially imprisoned he was released by presidential pardon. In 1972 he was arrested in Paris for drug-smuggling but died in prison before coming to trial.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) | MEX |
Humberto Mariles | |||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | Arete | 1 | Gold | |||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Arete / Mexico | 1 | Gold | |||
| Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) | MEX |
Humberto Mariles | ||||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | Parral | 12 | ||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Parral / Mexico | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) | MEX |
Humberto Mariles | |||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | Petrolero | 6 | ||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Petrolero / Mexico | 9 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–0–0 1955 Ciudad de México EQU gold: jumping team)
- Listed in Olympic Equestrian Riders - Winning Medals in Jumping and 3-Day Event (1948 3-Day Event, Team (Bronze); 1948 Jumping, Individual (Gold); 1948 Jumping, Team (Gold).)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (1–0–0 1935 San Salvador EQU gold: jumping team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Sent to Prison (In 1964 he was imprisoned after shooting a man, but was released by presidential pardon. In 1972 he was arrested in Paris for drug-smuggling but died in prison before coming to trial.)