Mexican Sports Heroes Most Americans Don’t Know About

Mexico has had great sports heroes who are recognized worldwide, such as boxer Julio César Chávez, baseball player Fernando Valenzuela, soccer player Rafael Márquez, athlete Ana Guevara, golfer Lorena Ochoa and many other names that resonate when talking about Mexican sports.

However, there are other Mexican sports heroes who are not well known, but who have set world records and won multiple medals in recognition of their excellent performance in sports. We will be talking about these sports heroes today.

Mexican Sports Heroes Who Are Not So Well Known

At JefeBet we made a list of 6 Mexican sports heroes who have left their mark on the sport and perhaps are not so well known.

Patricia Valle

Patricia Valle Benitez is a swimmer from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico who competes in adapted swimming. She has taken medals in Sydney, Athens and Río de Janeiro. She has a total of eleven medals in the Summer Paralympic Games between 2000 and 2016. And she holds 4 world records.

Raúl González

#FotografíaConHistoria El 13 de diciembre de 1988 fue creada la Comisión Nacional del Deporte de México (CONADE). Su primer titular fue al ex marchista Raúl González Rodríguez. Aquí en una foto en 1980. Archivo Gráfico de El Nacional, Fondo Deportes Sobre AT-A 024 #FototecaINEHRM pic.twitter.com/HCYJDA2blR
— INEHRM (@INEHRM) December 13, 2018

Raúl Gozález was Central American and Pan American champion in the 20 and 50 kilometer races. In Los Ángeles in 1984, he stood out as the great Mexican figure with silver and gold medals. He was the first head of Mexico’s National Sports Commission (CONADE) when it was created on December 13, 1988.

Amalia Pérez

Amalia Pérez is a native of Mexico City, Mexico and is an athlete who competes in adapted powerlifting. She won a total of six medals at the Paralympic Summer Games between 2000 and 2020. Amalia has been, like Patricia Valle, an example of overcoming and sporting excellence.

Rafael “Pelón” Osuna

Rafaél Osuna Herrera from Mexico City, Mexico, affectionately nicknamed “El Pelón” was a Mexican tennis player who stood out in the 1960s when he became champion of the US National Singles Championships. He has been unanimously considered the best Mexican tennis player in history.

María González

Maria Guadalupe González is a race walker from Mexico City known as “Lupita”, she won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Río de Janeiro in the 20 kilometer race walk and a gold medal in 2015 at the XVII Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canadá and at the XVII Pan American Race Walk Cup held in Arica, Chile.

Patricio O’Ward

FEMADAC felicita al piloto mexicano Patricio O´Ward por lograr el campeonato de Prototype Challenge Class Champion en IMSA. ¡Felicidades! pic.twitter.com/fzt58X0p1D
— FEMADAC (@Femadac) October 9, 2017

Patricio O’Ward Junco is a native of Monterrey, Mexico. He is an auto racing driver and was WeatherTech SportsCar Championship champion in 2017, and Indy Lights champion in 2018. He has competed in the IndyCar Series since 2018, where he has been third in 2021 and second in the 2022 Indianapolis 500 Miles.

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