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Encyclopedia > Fernando Platas

Fernando Fabricio Platas Álvarez (born March 16, 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...


In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and in 1993 he won a silver medal in the FINA Championships. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 100. ... i dont like this page. ... Fina may refer to: Fina is the name of Belgian petroleum company Petrofina. ...


Winner of the silver medal in the FINA Championships, for 1999 he won the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia he won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard. The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ...


In his resumé also distinguish by winning in 1995 the Sport National Award and he has been twice standard-bearer of the Mexican Olympic Delegation, in 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad or the Millennium Olympics were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ...


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Diving – news reports, Sydney results, ancient origins, Olympic history, Atlanta results, the competition, rules in ... (649 words)
Platas was first of the three to take his last dive.
With his name meaning "silver" in Spanish, Platas seemed destined to get the silver medal, having spent the whole competition in the runner-up spot, except for those three minutes between his last dive and Xiong’s.
Platas became the first Mexican to win a diving medal since Carlos Giron finished second in the springboard at the Moscow Games in 1980.
BBC Mundo - Mexicano Platas hace honor a su apellido - Sydney 2000 (187 words)
Fernando Platas consiguió la primera medalla en clavados para México desde Seúl en 1988.
El mexicano Fernando Platas fue superado por sólo tres décimas de punto en la final de salto de trampolín de tres metros.
Platas también sacó ventaja del fallo del atleta ruso y ascendió al segundo puesto obteniendo la medalla para su país.
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