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Enriqueta Basilio

Mexican athlete (1948–2019)

  • Fame50.2
  • Momentum4.1
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Lived 1948–2019, aged 71Mexico
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  • Era
    1948–2019
    Aged 71
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Updated 2026-06-19

Norma Enriqueta "Queta" Basilio Sotelo was a Mexican track and field athlete. She was born in Mexicali, capital of Baja California. She came from an athletic family; her father was a cotton farmer. Her Polish coach, Włodzimierz Puzio, moved her from high jumping to hurdling. She made history by becoming the first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron. She was the last torch-bearer of the 19th Summer Olympics in Mexico City on 12 October 1968.

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