Santiago Plaza

Santiago Plaza

Personal information
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1938-04-23) 23 April 1938 (age 87) Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Santiago Plaza (born 23 April 1938) is a Mexican sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Mexico
1959	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	8th	100 m	10.8
			11th (sf)	200 m	22.0
1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	24th (qf)	100 m	10.8
			37th (h)	200 m	22.0
1962	Central American and Caribbean Games	Kingston, Jamaica	11th (sf)	100 m	10.9
			12th (h)	200 m	22.0
			7th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.0 1

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.3h (1960)
• 200 metres – 20.6h (1960)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Santiago Plaza Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2017.