Luis Juncos

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Luis Juncos
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Born (1962-09-15) 15 September 1962 (age 62)
Córdoba Province, Argentina [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming

Luis Augusto Juncos (born 15 September 1962) is an American-based Argentine former butterfly and medley swimmer and current doctor. [2] He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [3]

His wife is fellow Argentine Olympic swimmer Valentina Aracil and their daughter is American-born Argentina women's national football team member Natalie Juncos. [1] His father, Luis Juncos Sr., is also a doctor and worked with Robert Cade at the University of Florida. [4]

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References

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  2. "Luis Augusto Juncos". Healthsens.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Juncos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "El inventor del Gatorade donó su laboratorio a Córdoba" (in Spanish). La Voz de Córdoba. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2019.