René Ahumada Rodríguez (born 1935) is a Mexican sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. At the 1957 National Invitation track meeting (competing against American collegiate teams), Ahumada won the silver medal in the 200 metres representing the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...

, where he studied. In 1958, Ahumada was part of the Modesto Junior College Pirates track and field team, having run 10.0 seconds in the

100 yards The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of . It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-m ...

. By the end of that year, Ahumada had a 9.6-second 100 yards personal best. Ahumada studied physical education and recreation at Modesto Junior College while studying as a foreign national.

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* 1935 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Mexican male sprinters Olympic athletes for Mexico Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games National Autonomous University of Mexico athletics National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni Modesto Junior College alumni 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub