José Pedraza Zúñiga, nicknamed "El Sargento Pedraza" (September 19, 1937 – June 1, 1998) was a Mexican race walker and an army sergeant.
He was the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in track and field.
Since Pedraza, Mexico has won 9 additional Olympic medals in race walking alone.
He was born in La Mojonera, Michoacán de Ocampo and died in Mexico City, Distrito Federal.
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