Rommel Pacheco

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Rommel Pacheco
2018-10-16 Victory ceremony (Diving Boys 10m platform) at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank-109.jpg
Rommel Pacheco at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRommel Agmed Pacheco Marrufo
NationalityMexican
Born (1986-07-12) 12 July 1986 (age 38)
Mérida, Yucatán
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
Sport Diving
Event5 km
Club3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro

Rommel Agmed Pacheco Marrufo (born 12 July 1986) is a Mexican politician and retired diver. He was the gold medalist in the 10-meter platform at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished in 10th place in the 10-meter platform and 3-meter springboard. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in 8th place in the 10-meter platform.

In the 2021 mid-terms he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the third district of Yucatán for the National Action Party (PAN). [1]

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References

  1. "Perfil: Dip. Rommel Aghmed Pacheco Marrufo, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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