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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De la Garza and the second or maternal family name is Tenorio.

Juan de la Garza

Personal information
Born	(1961-09-20) September 20, 1961 Monclova, Mexico
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing Mexico Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Games 1986 Santiago Javelin throw 1990 Mexico City Javelin throw

Juan Gerardo de la Garza Tenorio "Chico" (born September 20, 1961) is a retired javelin thrower from Mexico, who won the bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games during his career. He was an assistant throws coach at Texas A&M University, where he also ran for the Texas A&M Aggies track and field team. He retired in 2025.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Mexico
1981	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	72.70 m
	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	17th (q)	71.16 m
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	4th	71.10 m
1983	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	75.22 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	14th	79.16 m
1985	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	74.90 m
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	2nd	74.28 m
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	73.76 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	25th	73.36 m
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	73.48 m A
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	76.60 m
1991	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico	1st	75.78 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	5th	72.86 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	31st	72.84 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	68.72 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	39th (q)	70.86 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	4th	68.98 m
1995	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	74.74 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	33rd	70.20 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	30th	71.98 m

References

• Juan de la Garza at World Athletics
• Juan de la Garza at Olympics.com
• Juan de la Garza at Olympedia
• Juan de la Garza at InterSportStats