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Óscar Soto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Carrillo.

Óscar Soto Carrillo (born 9 June 1983 in Mexico City) is a two-time Olympic modern pentathlete from Mexico.[1][2] He also won silver medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Sydney, Australia, also individual and team gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia, and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and at the 2011 Pan American Games in his home nation, Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

Soto achieved his best results, and performed consistently in each of the five sporting disciplines for the men's event at the Olympics, when he finished eighth in 2008, and fourteenth in 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Oscar Soto". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Óscar Soto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Modern Pentathlon: Mexico wins first Gold Medal". Terra (English). 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2012.