Urbano Zea

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameUrbano•Zea Raynal
Used nameUrbano•Zea
Born30 January 1969 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (MEX)
Died6 April 2018 in Miami, Florida (USA)
Measurements185 cm / 76 kg
NOC Mexico

Biography

Urbano Zea was a Mexican swimmer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. From a sporting family, his father, Urbano Zea Salcido, played basketball for Mexico at the 1960 Roma Olympics. Urbano Zea Reynal swam in college in the United States, earning a scholarship at the University of New Mexico. In 1981 and 1988 he was elected Sportsman of the Year in Juarense, Mexico. He died young, at age 49, from a cardiac arrest.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) MEX Urbano Zea
50 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) =45
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) Mexico 13
100 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) 40
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) Mexico 20

Olympic family relations