Juan Diego Nelson (26 May 1891 – 7 August 1985 in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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) was an
Olympic
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Argentinian
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polo
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player during the first half of the 20th century. He is listed in the
Argentinian polo team roster for the
1924 Summer Olympics
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which won the gold medal that year. In the
1936 Summer Olympics
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, although he was once again part of the
team
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Nelson is not listed as a
medallist
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; he was the 'non-playing captain' of the team. Nevertheless, it is sometimes implied that Nelson was the first Argentinian to have won two Olympic gold medals.
In
2008
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,
Javier Mascherano
Javier Alejandro Mascherano (born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Argentina national under-20 team. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, most not ...
became the second Argentine to win two Olympic gold medals.
References
1891 births
1985 deaths
Argentine people of British descent
Argentine polo players
Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
Olympic polo players of Argentina
Polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Roehampton Trophy
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in polo
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