Alex Olmedo

Peruvian tennis player, lived in the USA

Alex Olmedo (1936–2020) was a Peruvian tennis player, lived in the USA. Olmedo was born in Arequipa on 24 March 1936. He died in Los Angeles on 9 December 2020, at the age of 84.

Olmedo competed in tennis. His career took in Peru Davis Cup team (1958–1959) and USC Trojans men's tennis. He had begun working by 1960.

Olmedo was awarded International Tennis Hall of Fame and Laureles Deportivos. He studied at University of Southern California.

The recorded cause of death is cancer.

The entry appears in 25 languages, placing Alex Olmedo among the sports names followed well outside Peru.

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