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Which Mexican athlete won the first gold medal for Mexico in the 1968 Summer Olympics?

  • Felipe Muñoz

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Felipe Muñoz won the first gold medal for Mexico in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He achieved this in the men's 200-meter breaststroke swimming event, making him the first Mexican swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
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