Raúl García

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFélix Raúl (-Raoul)•García Vidal
Used nameRaúl•García
Born9 April 1930 in La Habana (Havana), Ciudad de La Habana (CUB)
DiedAugust 2020
NOC Cuba

Biography

Raúl García was a Cuban freestyle swimmer who competed during the late 1940s. In 1946 García was part of the quartet that won bronze in the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia. Two years later he swam in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1948 London Olympics but finished seventh in his heat and was eliminated. García later lived in the United States where he worked as a lawyer in Florida.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) CUB Raúl García
100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) =29

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