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José Luis Rocha

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José Luis Rocha
Personal information
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
SportDiving
ClubAuburn Tigers
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis 3m springboard

José Luis Rocha represented México in the 1984 Olympic Games in Diving. He attended Auburn University[1] where he was a member of the Swimming and Diving Teams from 1986 to 1989. Rocha was named "an All-American"[2] each of his years at Auburn University, and won the 1987 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Championship on the 1-meter event.

He graduated from Auburn in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and moved to South Florida where he married U.S. Olympic diver and double Olympic silver medalist, Michele Mitchell,[3] and became a US Citizen. Rocha worked as a police officer with the Delray Beach Police Department[4] in Palm Beach County, and later moved with his family to Tucson, Arizona[5] where he also served as a police officer. Michele Mitchell and Jose Luis Rocha were divorced in 2006 and Rocha moved to Austin, Texas where he worked as a Private Investigator. He joined the United States Army[6] in 2007, and has deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

References

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  1. ^ ""Auburn University"". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. ^ ""an All-American"". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  3. ^ Michele Mitchell Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Delray Beach Police Department"
  5. ^ "Tucson, Arizona," Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "United States Army"