Manuel Mendívil

{{short description|Mexican equestrian}}

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|name=Manuel Mendívil

|birth_date={{Birth date|df=y|1935|8|24}}

|birth_place=Huatabampo, Sonora

|death_date={{Death date and age|2015|8|15|1935|8|24|df=y}}

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|show-medals=yes

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Equestrian}}

{{MedalCountry| {{MEX}} }}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalBronze|1980 Moscow|Team eventing}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|1971 Cali|Individual eventing}}

{{MedalBronze|1967 Winnipeg|Team jumping}}

{{MedalBronze|1975 Mexico City|Team eventing}}

}}

Manuel Mendívil (24 August 1935 – 15 August 2015) was a Mexican equestrian. He was born in Huatabampo, Sonora. He won a bronze medal in team eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He also competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/manuel-mendivil-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111426/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/manuel-mendivil-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Profile: Manuel Mendívil |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=29 October 2011}}

He won the individual gold medal in three day eventing at the Pan American Games of 1971 in Cali, Colombia

Mendivil died on August 15, 2015, at the age of 79.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/falleceeljinetemexicanomanuelmendivilganadordebronceenjo-2364564.html|title = Fallece el jinete mexicano Manuel Mendívil, ganador de bronce en JO| date=16 August 2015 }}

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