Emilio Carlos Homps (September 28, 1914 – November 2, 2012)
was an
Argentine
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Olympic
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sailor who competed at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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in
London. He won a silver medal in the
6 metre class event, alongside teammates
Enrique Sieburger, Sr.,
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre,
Rodolfo Rivademar,
Julio Sieburger, and
Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Born in
San Pedro,
Argentina, he was a member of the Yacht Club
Olivos and received his Olympic ship, the ''Djinn'', from the
Argentine Navy
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. As a youth, he also
swam,
rowed, and played
rugby union at the national level.
In 2006 he was awarded an honorary diploma from the city of
Vicente López for his lifelong successes in sport.
References
1914 births
2012 deaths
Argentine male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Argentina
Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
Olympic silver medalists for Argentina
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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