caption birth_place weight height pb sport birth_date image article_title
enriqueta basilio at the 1968 olympics mexicali , baja california , mexico 59 kg lb on 1.76 m ftin on 12.3 400 m , 1968 -rrb- 11.20 -lrb- 80 m/h , -lrb- 1968 -rrb- . 100 m , 1968 -rrb- 55.0 -lrb- sprint , hurdles yes 23 march 1942 enriqueta basilio 1968.jpg enriqueta basilio

enriqueta basilio

norma enriqueta basilio , also known as queta basilio -lrb- born july 15 , 1948 -rrb- is a mexican track and field athlete .
she made history by being the first woman to light the olympic cauldron .
she was the last torch-bearer of the 19th summer olympic games in mexico city on october 12 , 1968 .
she was a national athletics champion in 80 metres hurdles and finished seventh in this event at the 1967 pan american games .
at the 1968 olympics she was eliminated in the heats of the 400 m , 80 m hurdles and 4 × 100 m relay events .
later she was part of the 2004 olympic torch relay when it was passing through mexico city .
