Carlos Vera Guardia (30 August 1928 – 22 June 2022) was a Chilean

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. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Vera died in

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on 22 June 2022, at the age of 93.

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* 1928 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Iquique Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Chilean male long jumpers Chilean male triple jumpers Chilean decathletes Olympic athletes for Chile Pan American Games competitors for Chile {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub