Enrique Granados
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Non-starter |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Enrique•Granados Aumacellas |
| Used name | Enrique•Granados |
| Other names | Enric Granados i Aumacellas |
| Born | 9 August 1934 in Barcelona, Barcelona (ESP) |
| Died | 27 October 2018 in Bunyola, Mallorca, Islas Baleares (ESP) |
| Affiliations | Real Canoe NC, Madrid (ESP) |
| NOC |  Spain |
Biography
Enrique Granados Aumacellas grew up in an aquatics family as his father, Enrique Granados Gal, competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics in water polo. Granados Aumacellas competed for Spain at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics as a distance swimmer. He later became President of the Balearic Swimming Federation and was awarded the Silver Medal for Sports Merit, as well as the Honor Plate of the Spanish Swimming Federation. He continued to swim into his 80s, and in 2015 participated in a relay marathon in Menorca. In 2017 he competed in the VIIIth Cala Gran-Cala d’Or Crossing in Mallorca.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ESP |
Enrique Granados | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 20 | |||||
| 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 20 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Spain | |||||
| Water Polo (Aquatics) | ESP |
Enrique Granados | ||||
| Water Polo, Men (Olympic) | Spain |
Olympic family relations
- Son of Enrique Granados
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (0–1–3 1951 Al-Iskanderiya SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle; 1955 Barcelona SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay)