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Carlos de Cárdenas

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Carlos de Cárdenas
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Teodor de Cárdenas Culmell
Nationality Cuba
Born(1904-01-02)January 2, 1904
Havana, Cuba
DiedSeptember 24, 1994(1994-09-24) (aged 90)
Miami, Florida
Sailing career
ClassStar
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Star class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Cascais Star class
Gold medal – first place 1955 Havana Star class
Bronze medal – third place 1943 Great South Bay Star class

Carlos Teodor de Cárdenas Culmell (1904–1994) was a Cuban Olympic sailor who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also placed fourth in the 1952 Summer Olympics and sixth in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

de Cárdenas is the father of Cuban Olympic sailors Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. and Jorge de Cárdenas. He also won a World Championship {Gold] Star in Chicago, Illinois.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos de Cárdenas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.