Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez (April 8, 1874 – February 20, 1929) was a

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

n fencer who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. He was born in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

and died in

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. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the individual sabre and team foil competition. He also fenced at

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...

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1874 births 1929 deaths Sportspeople from Havana Cuban male fencers Fencers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Cuba Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Harvard Crimson fencers 19th-century Cuban people 20th-century Cuban people Cuban emigrants to the United States {{Cuba-fencing-bio-stub