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La Havana 1930
Do you realize- By 1930, the group from Honduras captured the bronze medal -following Cuba (gold) and Costa Rica (silver)-- in Guys's soccer at the next Central American and Caribbean Online games in Havana, Cuba. Understandably, soccer is the preferred Activity in Honduras.
Mexico Town 1975
Did you know- By October 1975,the Republic of Honduras sent a workforce of fourteen athletes, led by its younger athlete Santiago Fonseca, on the United Mexican States, property on the VII Pan American Video games. This Spanish-speaking country competed in athletics ( 4), boxing (four), cycling (five), and capturing (one). Curiously Tegucigalpa -as Belize, Bolivia, and Paraguay-didn't ship sportswomen to Mexico Metropolis. Conversely, the nationwide delegation, once again, didn't acquire Pan American medals. On the other hand, the best athlete was Santiago Fonseca, the "star of your Honduran Olympic staff", who finished sixth in the men's 20-kilometer stroll ( inside a time of one.forty four.ten,64), forward of Ernesto Alfaro (Colombia, South American champ) and José Valle (Nicaragua). Ahead of 1975, Honduran athletes had finished very last location from the Pan American Games.
Puerto Rico 1979
Are you aware- By 1979, the Honduran Olympic Committee had sent Santiago Fonseca, a racewalker, to your Pan American Game titles in Puerto Rico. In the course of that occasion, he came in fourth spot during the men's twenty-kilometer wander. Having said that, Fonseca's noteworthy performance was interrupted when he couldn't drop by Moscow, household to your Summer months Olympics in July and August 1980. In Tegucigalpa, the country's money, Mr Fonseca employed his image to be a nationwide champ to raise recognition about the possible of Activity to help you adolescents.
Moscow 1980
Did you know- As a result of Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, like several anti-Communist nations, Honduras declined to mail an national delegation into the 1980 Summer season Olympic Game titles in Moscow, USSR (present-day Russia). The decision was A different blow to Activity in Honduras, with one of many worst Olympic units inside the Western Hemisphere.
Havana 1982
Do you realize- Because of its anti-Soviet policy, Honduras, as well as El Salvador and Colombia, boycotted the XIV Central American and Caribbean Game titles in Havana, Cuba, during the early 80s. At the moment, Tegucigalpa had not diplomatic ties with Cuba and also other Communist states.
Seoul 1988
Are you aware- The nation's swimmer Ana Fortin arrived in 33rd area while in the Girls's 100-meter backstroke at the 1988 Summer months Online games, among Chi Wang (Taiwan) and Tricia Duncan (US Virgin Islands).
Mar del Plata 1995
Did you know- The Latin American place won its to start with Pan American medal while in the Continental Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from the mid-nineteen nineties.
Atlanta 1996
Are you aware- In 1996, Darwin Angeles, a boxer, was the flag-bearer with the nation's Olympic delegation during the loroco flower Games in the XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta (Georgia, U.S.).