Enriqueta Basilio

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Enriqueta Basilio was a Mexican track and field athlete renowned for being the first woman to light the Olympic cauldron, doing so at the 1968 Mexico City Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
hurdler
sprinter
birthDate 1948-07-15
cauldronLitAtStadium Estadio Olímpico Universitario
competedIn 400 metres hurdles
relay races
continentOfCitizenship North America
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
deathDate 2019-10-26
discipline hurdles
sprinting
era 20th century
eventParticipatedIn Pan American Games
surface form: 1967 Pan American Games

1968 Summer Olympics
familyName Basilio
firstOf first woman to light an Olympic cauldron in Olympic history
fullName Norma Enriqueta Basilio Sotelo
givenName Enriqueta
Norma
honor Olympic torchbearer
languageSpoken Spanish
litOlympicCauldronAt 1968 Summer Olympics
nationality Mexican
notableFor being the first woman to light the Olympic cauldron
occupation track and field athlete
OlympicGamesHostCity Mexico City
OlympicGamesHostCountry Mexico
placeOfBirth Mexicali
surface form: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
placeOfDeath Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
politicalAffiliation Institutional Revolutionary Party
positionHeld member of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies
representedCountry Mexico
sexOrGender female
sport athletics

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1968 Summer Olympics torchLighter Enriqueta Basilio