Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Carmelo Bentancur

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Sport
  
Fencing

Name
  
Carmelo Bentancur

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Born
  
July 4, 1899 (
1899-07-04
)

Carmelo Bentancur (born July 4, 1899, date of death unknown) was born in Durazno, Uruguay. He enlisted in the army with his brother, Cecilio, and served as a pilot but after an air accident he joined the caballery.

He was several times the national fencing champion and was the Uruguayan representative in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

References

Carmelo Bentancur Wikipedia