Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente

Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente (25 January 1917 14 February 1956) was an Argentine sport shooter and racing driver . He was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He won the silver medal in 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he placed fourth.[1] Valiente also won the World Championship in 1947. He won the 1955 Buenos Aires 1000 km sport cars race (co drove José María Ibañez) driving a Ferrari 375 plus.

Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente
Díaz Sáenz Valiente in 1955
Personal information
NationalityArgentine
Born(1917-01-25)25 January 1917
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Died14 February 1956(1956-02-14) (aged 39)
Atos Pampa, Argentina
Sport
SportSports shooting Motor Racing
Medal record
Men's shooting
Men's shooting
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London 25 m rapid fire pistol
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1947 Stockholm 25 m rapid fire pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Oslo 25 m rapid fire pistol
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico 25 m rapid fire pistol

See also

References

  1. "Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2012.


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