Antonio Nava

Antonio Nava Castillo (born in September 1905, died 28 March 1983) was a Mexican polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Ixcaquixtla, Puebla, he was part of the Mexican polo team that won the bronze medal and played all three matches of the tournament. Afterwards he entered politics and, from 1965 to 1966, he was the Governor of Puebla. The sources read for this entry disagree on the day of his birth, so none is given here. Polo is a mounted team sport in which riders strike a ball with long-handled mallets, and the Mexican bronze of 1936 is the Olympic result for which he is recorded.