Francisco "Kiko" Martínez Cordero (June 20, 1910 – December 1, 1993) was a Mexican

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player. He competed in the

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. Born in

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, Martínez was part of the Mexican basketball team that won the bronze medal. He played in six of the squad's matches. Following his Olympic experience, Martínez played college basketball at New Mexico A&M University (now

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). He played at the school from 1936 to 1939, earning first team All-

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in 1938 and 1939. As a senior, he led the Aggies to the

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. Martínez' grandson Román Martínez also represented Mexico as a part of the

2013 FIBA Americas Championship The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to ...

. Mexico won the gold medal, qualifying for the

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in Spain.

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1910 births 1993 deaths Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Mexican men's basketball players Mexican expatriate basketball people in the United States New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Mexico Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players from Ciudad Juárez Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Guards (basketball) 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-Olympic-medalist-stub