Representing Mexico, she won a gold medal in the javelin at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games.

[3] In 1978, she became the first female player to be elected to the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame, and later served as the organization's president.

[1] García was one of only three women sent by Mexico to compete in the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, compared with 64 Mexican men sent that year.

[4] In the javelin throw, she finished fifth in the preliminary round and advanced to the finals, where she threw 39.45 metres to take the gold medal, 1.37 m ahead of second-place Amelia Bert of the US.

[5] García was initially disqualified, moving Panamanian athlete Judith Caballero up to the bronze medal position.