Horacio García (4 October 1931 – 24 August 2015) was a Uruguayan

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. He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship with the

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sailing team in 1954, and competed in the Dragon event at the

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. He was a board member of the Snipe Class International Racing Association and Commodore in 1994. He also served during 17 years as commodore of the Yacht Club Punta del Este.

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* 1931 births 2015 deaths Uruguayan male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Uruguay Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sailors (sport) from Montevideo MIT Engineers sailors Snipe class sailors 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-yachtracing-bio-stub