Óscar Asiáin

Óscar Asiáin (21 February 1949 – 8 March 2017) was a Mexican basketball player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

Óscar Asiáin
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born(1949-02-21)21 February 1949
Chihuahua, Mexico
Died8 March 2017(2017-03-08) (aged 68)
Sport
SportBasketball

Asiáin was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, in February 1949, and graduated from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua.[3] As well as competing at the Olympics, he also competed at the 1967 Pan American Games and the 1975 Pan American Games.[3]

Asiáin was a director of the Chihuahuan Institute of Sport,[4] and he was inducted into the Chihuahuan Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[5]

He died in March 2017 from cancer,[6] at the age of 68.[7]

References
  1. "Recordarán a Óscar Asiáin a tres años de su partida". El Heraldode Chihuahua. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Óscar Asiain Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. "Falleció el olímpico Óscar Asiain, promotor incansable del deporte". Segundo a Segundo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. "Muere Oscar Asiáin; basquetbolista olímpico". La Opcion. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. "Óscar Asiáin". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. "Falleció el basquetbolista Olímpico Oscar Asiáin Ruiz esta madrugada". Tiempo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. "Muere el basquetbolista chihuahuense Óscar Asiáin". El Heraldode Chihuahua. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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