Mario Tovar
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Mario•Tovar González |
| Used name | Mario•Tovar |
| Born | 15 August 1933 in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Ciudad de México (MEX) |
| Died | 15 December 2011 in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Ciudad de México (MEX) |
| Measurements | 169 cm / 67 kg |
| NOC |  Mexico |
Biography
Mario Tovar competed as a wrestler at five Olympic Games, consecutively from 1952 through 1968. At the time he was only the second wrestler to have competed in five Olympic Games, and through 2008, this has only been achieved seven times. Tovar actually competed in six Olympic tournaments, competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman in 1964, something accomplished by only six Olympians (Wilfried Dietrich competed in eight, however). At the Pan-American Games Tovar won a silver medal in lightweight freestyle in 1959, and bronze medals in 1955 lightweight freestyle and 1963 featherweight freestyle. He competed at the World Championships only one time, in 1962 in the 70 kg. freestyle class.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | MEX |
Mario Tovar | |||
| Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | MEX |
Mario Tovar | |||
| Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | MEX |
Mario Tovar | |||
| Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | =12 | |||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | MEX |
Mario Tovar | |||
| Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | MEX |
Mario Tovar | |||
| Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–1–2 1955 Ciudad de México WRE bronze: freestyle lightweight -67 kg; 1959 Chicago WRE silver: freestyle lightweight -67 kg; 1963 São Paulo WRE bronze: freestyle featherweight -63 kg)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (4–0–0 1954 Ciudad de México WRE gold: freestyle lightweight -67 kg; 1959 Caracas WRE gold: freestyle lightweight -67 kg; 1962 Kingston WRE gold: freestyle lightweight -70 kg; 1966 San Juan WRE gold: freestyle lightweight -70 kg)