Mateo Tanaquin was a wrestler who competed in the men’s freestyle lightweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
At 29 years old, he had competed in his first and only Olympic games. He was defeated by Mario Tovar of Mexico in the first round and lost to Jack Taylor of Great Britain. He received a total of 6 bad points and was eliminated in the competition, failing to qualify for round three.
