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Name and surnames: José Becerra Torres

Sports name: "Veneno"

Place and date of birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; 12 February 1944

Height and weight in competition: 173 cms and 70 Kg.

Participant in the Word Championships of:

Pamplona 1962
Montevideo 1966
San Sebastián 1970
Montevideo 1974
Biarritz 1978
México 1982
Vitoria 1986
Cuba 1990

Participant in the Olympic games of:

México 1968
Barcelona, 1992, as international Pelota judge

Results in World Championships and Olympic Games:

1962: gold at frontenis
1966: gold at frontenis, gold at 3-wall paleta goma
1968: gold at frontenis, gold at 3-wall paleta goma
1970: gold at frontenis, gold at 3-wall paleta goma
1974: gold at frontenis
1978: gold at frontenis
1982: 5th place in trinquete paleta goma
1986: gold at frontenis, gold at 3-wall paleta goma
1990: silver at 20-metre Cuban fronton (exhibition)

Other important results:

15 National Singles Champion (1963 to 1975, 1977, 1982)
15 times National Doubles champion
Large number of Open Tournaments won both at singles and doubles

Champion of Prestigious Tournaments:

Singles Champion in Phoenix, Arizona, 1985 (Hong Kong Open)
Singles Champion in Phoenix, Arizona, 1987 (Hong Kong Open)
Doubles Champion in Dallas, Texas, 1988
Doubles Champion in Denver, Colorado, 1988
Doubles Champion in Houston, Texas, 1982
Silver medal in 20-metre, Cuban fronton at the Pan-American games of Havana, 1991
Retired on April 1992 as semi-finalist at doubles in Acapulco

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