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Santiago Fernández (rower)

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Santiago Fernández
Personal information
Born (1976-09-23) 23 September 1976 (age 48)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Quadruple sculls

Santiago ("El Pollo") Fernández (born 23 September 1976, in San Fernando) is a rower from Argentina. He competed in four Summer Olympics for Argentina: 1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012.[1][2] Santiago won two gold medals at the Pan American Games. In 2010 he was granted the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best rowers of the last decade in Argentina.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Santiago Fernández". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Santiago Fernandez". London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Santiago Fernández - Premio Konex: Diploma al Mérito 2010" (in Spanish).