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 39)
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 a six-time Pan American Games medalist (three gold, three silver). 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 Pacheco was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the third district of Yucatán for the National Action Party (PAN). [1] In October 2024, he was appointed by President Claudia Sheinbaum as the new head of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE), replacing Ana Gabriela Guevara. [2]

References

  1. "Perfil: Dip. Rommel Aghmed Pacheco Marrufo, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. Deporte, Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y. "Rommel Pacheco asume la dirección de la CONADE para impulsar el crecimiento de los atletas y fortalecer el deporte mexicano". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(with Gaby López)
Tokyo 2020
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