Mario Casasús
Mexican bobsledder
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Mario Casasús Altamirano[a] (born 16 June 1894, date of death unknown) was a Mexican bobsledder.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Casasús Altamirano |
| Born | 16 June 1894 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
He was born to Joaquín Demetrio Casasús and Catalina Altamirano, daughter of Ignacio Manuel Altamirano.[2] He graduated from Princeton University and since his father's death in 1916, he lived in Paris.[3]
He competed in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[4]
In 1930 he married model and MGM starlet Edna Mae Alexander Volck (née Alexander, primo voto Volck).[3][5] They had a son in 1931, divorcing in 1934.[6][7]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casasús and the second or maternal family name is Altamirano.
