Enrique Sieburger Sr.

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
(Redirected from Enrique Conrado Sieburger)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Enrique Sieburger Sr.
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London 6m class

Enrique Conrado Sieburger (18 November 1897 – 1965) was an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was a member of the Argentine crew on Djinn that received a silver medal in the 6m class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[2] His teammates included his brother Julio Sieburger and his son Enrique Sieburger (born 1924); meanwhile Julio's son Roberto Sieburger was also competing in a different event (Three Person Keelboat) in the first of his five Olympics.

His sons Carlos Sieburger (1921 – 1996) and Enrique Sieburger Jr. (1924 – 1990) raced with his nephew Roberto in the 5.5m class at the 1960 Olympics, coming fourth.[3][4]

His daughter Marylin married four-time Olympian sailor Jorge del Río Salas, cousin of five-time Olympic sailor Jorge Salas Chávez. Altogether, the combined Sieburger-Salas extended family have twenty Olympic appearances, a record for any family in any sport.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2010-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing" Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 31, 2008)
  3. ^ "Argentina Sailing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  4. ^ "Sailing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Mixed 5.5 metres | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-01.