Teodoro Palacios

Teodoro Palacios
Personal information
Full nameTeodoro Palacios Flores
Born7 January 1939 (1939-01-07)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died17 August 2019 (2019-08-18) (aged 80)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Guatemala
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Caracas High jump
Gold medal – first place 1962 Kingston High jump
Gold medal – first place 1966 San Juan High jump
Silver medal – second place 1970 Panama City High jump
Ibero-American Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Santiago High jump
Gold medal – first place 1962 Madrid High jump
1963 Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo High jump

Teodoro Palacios Flores[a] (7 January 1939 – 17 August 2019) was a Guatemalan high jumper who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games. Teodoro's son is Grammy nominated American composer Marcos "Kosine" Palacios, of the production group, Da Internz.[1]

Palacios died on 17 August 2019 at 15.10 CET in Krankenhaus Roosevelt in Guatemala.[2] He was 80.


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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teodoro Palacio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Falleció el ex atleta nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores" (in Spanish). La Red. Retrieved 22 August 2019.