Francesc Mates
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| Francesc Mates | |
|---|---|
 Francesc_Mates_i_Gil.jpg Francesc Mates, athlete, MaTeS founder | |
| Born | April 6, 1930 Barcelona |
| 💀Died | August 30, 1991 (aged 61) BarcelonaAugust 30, 1991 (aged 61) |
| 💼 Occupation | athlete, businessman, photographer, coach, sports manager |
| Known for | vice president of the Federació de Curses d'Orientació de Catalunya |
| 👶 Children | Myrna Mates |
| 🏅 Awards | 1993: Forjador de la Història Esportiva de Catalunya |
Francesc Mates Gil[1] (1930-1991) was an athlete, pioneer in shoemaking sport shoes, Marathon runner, athletics coach, sports photographer, and the first promoting Orienteering races in Catalonia.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Francesc Mates created the MaTeS brand of sports shows in 1947, specialising in track and field shoes, handball shoes, and sneakers. He was provider of teams like FC Barcelona or Club Atlético de Madrid (handball). Later, he made special shoes for basketball players like Roberto Dueñas.[3][not in citation given]
He was a cofounder of the Marathon Catalunya commission and promoted the Barcelona Marathon-, the orienteering club Club Orientació Catalunya and the federation of orienteering races in Catalonia (Federació de Curses d'Orientació de Catalunya), being its first vice president as well. In 1981, he created the 15.5 km urban race Cursa de l’Amistat, which began on the summit of Montjuïc, the hill overlooking the harbour where the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is located. The finishing line was at the summit of mount Tibidabo.[4]
In 1992, the federation Federació Catalana d’Orientació Esportiva awarded him with the annual trophy named Francesc Mates as a memorial of his role in the promotion of this sport in Catalonia since 1988.
In 1993, the local government of Catalonia Generalitat de Catalunya awarded him with the medal Forjador de la Història Esportiva de Catalunya.
Awards[edit]
- Forjador de la Història Esportiva de Catalunya (Generalitat de Catalunya, 1993)
- Memorial Francesc Mates (Club Orientació Catalunya, 1992)
- Mestre sabater
References[edit]
- ↑ "Frances Mates Gil". Enciclopèdia.cat. EsportpèdiaCat - Enciclopèdia de l’esport català. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "Francesc Mates i Gil, paladí de l'esport" (PDF). Senglaró.cat. 42,195 Marathon Catalunya: revista de curses de fons. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "De Sants al Japón: La firma Mates de calzado apuesta por el diseño y exporta el 35% de su producción" (PDF). lavanguardia.com. La Vanguardia (Hemeroteca), pp 18-19. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "Correr no tiene que ser una lucha desaforada contrarreloj". El Periódico.com. El periódico. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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