Carlos Borja (basketball)
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Carlos Borja Morca (May 23, 1913 – November 25, 1992) was a Mexican
basketball
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Born in Guerrero, Mexico
, he was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches.
He represented Mexico in several tournaments. He won in, among others, Juegos Panamericanos y del Caribe and Los juegos Centroamericanos. He retired at age 23. After retiring from playing the sport he became a basketball coach in South America. Colombia was his favorite South American country. He died on November 25, 1992 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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Born in Guerrero, Mexico
Guerrero
Guerrero officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo....
, he was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches.
He represented Mexico in several tournaments. He won in, among others, Juegos Panamericanos y del Caribe and Los juegos Centroamericanos. He retired at age 23. After retiring from playing the sport he became a basketball coach in South America. Colombia was his favorite South American country. He died on November 25, 1992 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.