Tito Antuñano
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Adolfo "Tito" Antuñano Morán (Guadalajara
, Jalisco
, Mexico September 27, 1948 - León
, Guanajuato
, Mexico January 8, 1987) was a former World Championship water skier.
In 1965 he won 2nd place in the Men's Tricks World Water Ski Union Championships at Surfer's Paradise Gardens in Australia. After two more years of practice at Lake Chapala
, Jalisco he went on to win 1st place in Men's Slalom, 2nd place in Men's Tricks, and 2nd place in Men's Overall at the 1967 Water Ski Championship in Sherbrooke, Quebec
, Canada
.
His parents were Adolfo Antuñano Tovar and Luz Morán Díaz. His paternal grandfather was Joaquín Antuñano Villalobos a cofounder of organized Mexican rodeo, known as charrería
, in Lagos de Moreno
, Jalisco and his greatgrandfather was José Antonio de Antuñano San Martín an immigrant from Viscaya
, which is located in the Basque country of Spain.
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
, Mexico September 27, 1948 - León
León, Guanajuato
The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the sixth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. It is also the seat of the municipality of León...
, Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
, Mexico January 8, 1987) was a former World Championship water skier.
In 1965 he won 2nd place in the Men's Tricks World Water Ski Union Championships at Surfer's Paradise Gardens in Australia. After two more years of practice at Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala
Lake Chapala is Mexico's largest freshwater lake. It lies in the municipalities of Chapala, Jocotepec , Poncitlán, and Jamay, in Jalisco, and in Venustiano Carranza and Cojumatlán de Régules, in Michoacán.- Geographic Features :...
, Jalisco he went on to win 1st place in Men's Slalom, 2nd place in Men's Tricks, and 2nd place in Men's Overall at the 1967 Water Ski Championship in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
His parents were Adolfo Antuñano Tovar and Luz Morán Díaz. His paternal grandfather was Joaquín Antuñano Villalobos a cofounder of organized Mexican rodeo, known as charrería
Charreada
The charreada or charrería is a competitive event similar to rodeo and was developed from animal husbandry practices used on the haciendas of Old Mexico. The sport has been described as "living history," or as an art form drawn the demands of working life...
, in Lagos de Moreno
Lagos de Moreno
Lagos de Moreno is a city and its surrounding municipal area of the same name, located in the extreme northeastern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico...
, Jalisco and his greatgrandfather was José Antonio de Antuñano San Martín an immigrant from Viscaya
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
, which is located in the Basque country of Spain.