Humberto Mariles

{{short description|Mexican equestrian, Olympic gold medalist and Mexican Army officer}}

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| birth_date = June 13, 1913

| birth_place = Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico

| death_date = December 7, 1972 (aged 59)

| death_place = Paris, France

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| sport = Equestrian

| event = 1936 Berlin, Germany Olympics Mariles Team represented Mexico

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{{MedalGold|1948 London|Individual jumping}}

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{{MedalBronze|1948 London|Team eventing}}

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{{MedalGold|1955 Mexico City|Team jumping}}

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Humberto Mariles Cortés (June 13, 1913 – December 7, 1972) was a Mexican equestrian who competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won both individual and team show jumping events in 1948, and placed sixth-ninth in 1956. In 1952 he finished 12th in the individual three-day eventing and won a bronze medal with the team.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/humberto-mariles-1.html Humberto Mariles]. sports-reference.com

At the Pan American Games Mariles won a team gold medal in show jumping in 1955. In 1964 he shot a driver who forced his car off the road. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but was released by presidential pardon after five years. In 1972 he was arrested in Paris for drug smuggling, and died in prison before the trial.Bryant, Jennifer O. (2008) Olympic Equestrian, A Century of International Horse Sport. Lexington, KY: Blood-Horse Publications{{cite book|last1=Wallechinsky|first1=David|title=The Book of Olympic Lists|date=2012|publisher=Aurum Press Ltd|location=London|isbn=9781845137731|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bookofolympiclis0000wall/page/230 230]|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofolympiclis0000wall/page/230}}