Fernando Ignacio Huergo Tonnelier (31 July 1908 – 3 April 1995) was an Argentine fencer. He competed in the individual and team

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

events 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 ...

. Huergo won a silver medal at the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where official ...

and a bronze medal at the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...

. He was also the President of the

Argentine Olympic Committee The Argentine Olympic Committee or COA ( - COA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Argentina's athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the South American Games. It is based in Buenos Aires. ...

from 1955 to 1957.

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* 1908 births 1995 deaths Argentine male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Argentina Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games Fencers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine people {{Argentina-fencing-bio-stub