Emilio Echeverry (8 March 1929 – 4 May 2015) was a Colombian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1929 Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia |
| Died | 4 May 2015 (aged 86)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Echeverry was described by El Tiempo as his nation's "prominent fencer" preceding Mauricio Rivas and Juan Miguel Paz; he won seven medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games between 1946 and 1962 and was twice his country's Olympic flagbearer.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "El COC lamenta el fallecimiento del esgrimista Emilio Echeverry". Colombian Olympic Committee. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Emilio Echeverry Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "TOQUES". El Tiempo. 2 February 1997.
- ^ "Emilio Echeverri". Olympedia.org.
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