Teodoro Palacios Flores (7 January 1939 – 17 August 2019) was a
Guatemala
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high jump
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er who competed in the
1968 Summer Olympics
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and won the silver medal at the
1963 Pan American Games
The 1963 Pan American Games, officially known as the IV Pan American Games () and commonly known as São Paulo 1963, were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Host city selection
For the first time, two cities submitted b ...
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Teodoro's son is Grammy nominated American composer
Marcos "Kosine" Palacios, of the production group,
Da Internz
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.
Palacios died on 17 August 2019 at 15.10 CET in
Krankenhaus Roosevelt in Guatemala.
He was 80.
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1939 births
2019 deaths
Athletes from Guatemala City
Guatemalan male athletes
Guatemalan high jumpers
Male high jumpers
Olympic athletes for Guatemala
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games silver medalists for Guatemala
Pan American Games athletes for Guatemala
Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guatemala
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
20th-century Guatemalan sportsmen
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