Teodoro Palacios Flores (7 January 1939 – 17 August 2019) was a Guatemalan high jumper who competed in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and won the silver medal at the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

. Teodoro's son is Grammy nominated American composer Marcos "Kosine" Palacios, of the production group, Da Internz. Palacios died on 17 August 2019 at 15.10 CET in Krankenhaus Roosevelt in Guatemala. He was 80.

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1939 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from Guatemala City Guatemalan high jumpers Male high jumpers Olympic athletes of Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Guatemala Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guatemala Competitors at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Guatemalan male athletes Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games {{Guatemala-athletics-bio-stub