Jorge Escalante

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Jorge Mauricio Alfredo•Escalante Larrauri
Used name	Jorge•Escalante
Born	20 July 1940 in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Ciudad de México (MEX)
Died	11 June 2007 (aged 66 years 10 months 22 days) in Cuernavaca, Morelos (MEX)
Measurements	171 cm / 71 kg
NOC	Mexico

Biography

Jorge Escalante had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1959 Pan American Games 4×200 metres freestyle (with Raúl Guzmán, Alfredo Guzmán, and Mauricio Ocampo), 3rd in the 1959 Pan American Games 4×100 metres medley (with Alejandro Gaxiola, Eulalio Ríos, and the non-Olympian Roberto Marmolejo).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	As
1960 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	MEX		Jorge Escalante
	100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)		24
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	Mexico	14
	4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic)	Mexico	12

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–1–1 1959 Chicago SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (4–0–1 1959 Caracas SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 100 m freestyle; 1962 Kingston SWI gold: 100 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay)