Juan Veloz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Veloz and the second or maternal family name is Dávila.
Juan Veloz
Personal information
Full nameJuan José Veloz Dávila
National team Mexico
Born (1982-09-24) 24 September 1982
Mexico City, Mexico
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
College teamUniversity of Arizona (U.S.)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m butterfly
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo 200 m butterfly

Juan José Veloz Dávila (born 24 September 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico)[1] is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer for Mexico. He swam for his native country at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics.[2]

Career

At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, Veloz set the Games Record in the 200 fly at 1:58.45.[3]

As of March 2008, he holds the Mexican records in the 200 fly and 400 IM. In 2007 he won bronze medal in the Panamerican Games.

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Biography: VELOZ Juan Jose". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Veloz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ Men's 200 Fly results from the 2006 CACs, showing Veloz as holding the Games Record


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