Roberto Strauss (born 24 June 1952) is a Mexican former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...

. At the

1969 Maccabiah Games At the 8th Maccabiah Games from July 29 to August 7, 1969, 1,450 athletes from 27 countries competed in 22 sports in Israel. The final gold medal count was the United States in first place (64), Israel second (48; though it won the greatest numbe ...

in Israel he won a gold medal in freestyle, and at the

1973 Maccabiah Games The 9th Maccabiah Games, which were held from July 9 to 19, 1973, were opened in Ramat Gan Stadium, Israel. Spain and Costa Rica made their debuts in the Games. A total of 1,800 athletes competed on behalf of 27 countries in 20 branches of sport, i ...

he won three bronze medals in freestyle, at 100, 400, and 800 meters. Strauss attended the

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on a swimming scholarship, and later opened a swim gym in South Florida.

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1952 births Living people Mexican male swimmers Mexican male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games Jewish swimmers Mexican Jews Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1969 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 1973 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming Miami Hurricanes men's swimmers 20th-century Mexican people {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub