Jaime Monzó

Jaime Monzó Cots[lower-alpha 1] (also spelled Jaume, 31 October 1946 7 January 2020)[1] was a Spanish swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[2] He competed in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the finals.[3]

Jaime Monzó
Personal information
Full nameJaime Monzó Cots
Born(1946-10-31)31 October 1946
Barcelona, Spain
Died7 January 2020(2020-01-07) (aged 73)[1]
Barcelona], Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCN Montjuic, Barcelona
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Utrecht 200 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place1967 Tunis100 m backstroke

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monzó and the second or maternal family name is Cots.

References

  1. "Muere Jaume Monzó, segundo medallista europeo español de la historia". Diario AS (in Spanish). PRISA. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Jaime Monzó". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaime Monzó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.


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