Juan Francisco García

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJuan Francisco•García Guerrero
Used nameJuan Francisco•García
Born28 March 1953
Died8 January 2023 in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Ciudad de México (MEX)
Measurements170 cm / 57 kg
NOC Mexico

Biography

Juan Francisco García was a Mexican boxer who started his in-ring career when he was 15. García won the gold medal in the featherweight at the 1971 Pan American Games with a victory over José Baptista of Venezuela. The following year he competed at the 1972 München Olympics but lost to Poland’s Ryszard Tomczyk in the first round of the tournament. In 1974 García won the International Quadrangular tournament as a lightweight in Caracas, Venezuela.

After the Olympics, García graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a degree in law, and would later serve as a legal director of the Mexican Olympic Committee. He was also an honorary President of the Mexican Boxing Federation. In 1999 García was inducted into their hall of fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Boxing MEX Juan Francisco García
Featherweight, Men (Olympic) =33

Special Notes