Alberto Domínguez (cyclist)
Alberto Domínguez | |
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Domínguez working in radio | |
| Born | 12 July 1934 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 11 September 2001 (aged 67) North Tower, World Trade Center, New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupations | Radio host cyclist (formerly) |
Alberto Domínguez (12 July 1934 – 11 September 2001), known as El Pocho, was a Uruguayan and Australian professional cyclist, radio host, and community organiser. He competed for two clubs in Uruguay, where he won a national competition in 1953.
On 11 September 2001, Domínguez was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 and died along with the rest of passengers and crew when the hijackers crashed the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. He was one of 10 Australians killed in the September 11 attacks.