Víctor Borja
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Víctor Hugo Borja Morca (July 18, 1912 – ?) was a Mexican
basketball
player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
.
, Borja was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal in Berlin. He played all seven matches. Later in life he entered the pharmaceutical business and, after his daughter, a diver, died of an infection, he committed suicide.
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. He 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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Career
Born in GuadalajaraGuadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, Borja was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal in Berlin. He played all seven matches. Later in life he entered the pharmaceutical business and, after his daughter, a diver, died of an infection, he committed suicide.