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Miguel Mendoza

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Miguel Mendoza
Personal information
Full nameJuan Carlos Miguel Mendoza
National teamPhilippines
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 42)
Manila, Philippines
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) (2004)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamUniversity of Georgia (U.S.)
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Hanoi 1500 m freestyle[2]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Manila 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur 1500 m freestyle[3]
Silver medal – second place 2003 Hanoi 400 m freestyle[4]

Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza (born April 28, 1982) is a former swimmer from the Philippines. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he beat the 400m freestyle record of fellow Filipino athlete Ryan Papa.[5] He also represented the Philippines in the 2004 Summer Olympics[6] but ended the 1,500 meter freestyle heat at last place.[7] A freestyle specialist, Mendoza is a 1,500 metres gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games.[8] Mendoza studied management information systems at the University of Georgia.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mendoza plunges into action". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 20, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Vietnam Bonus: RP gets 49th gold in SEAG". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 18, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Chia Claims Gold No 2, Sam Bera Makes Waves". New Straits Times. September 13, 2001. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Gonzales, Ernesto (December 11, 2003). "From Heel to Swim Hero". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Papa's 400-M Swim Mark Broken: Mendoza Hurdles Sydney qualifying". Manila Standard. April 11, 2000. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mendoza vows to close out stint with big splash". The Philippine Star. August 20, 2004.
  7. ^ Engracia Jr, Artemio T. (August 20, 2004). "Just 3 RP Swim marks". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Yeo Makes It Five Golds in SEA Games Pool". Arab News. December 3, 2005.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Ernesto (December 10, 2003). "RP halfway through SEAG gold target". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2023.


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