Santiago ("El Pollo") Fernández (born 23 September 1976, in

San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...

) is a

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

from

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. He competed in four

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

for Argentina: 1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012. Santiago won two gold medals at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. In 2010 he was granted the

Konex Award Konex Foundation Awards, or simply Konex Awards, are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation honouring Argentine cultural personalities. History and purpose Konex Awards are granted by the Konex Foundation, created in 1980 in Argentina. The pur ...

Merit Diploma as one of the five best rowers of the last decade in Argentina.

References

1976 births Argentine male rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2007 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2011 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Argentina Rowers from Buenos Aires Living people Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in rowing South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in rowing Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Argentina-rowing-bio-stub