Sport Fencing | Name Jorge Agostini | |
Born 5 February 1910 ( 1910-02-05 ) Mayari, Cuba Died June 9, 1955, Havana, Cuba | ||
Jorge Agostini (5 February 1910 – 9 June 1955) was a Cuban fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. At the 1951 Pan American Games he won two bronze medals in the team fencing events.
He joined Castro's Revolutionary Forces to fight against Fulgencio Batista. In June 1955 he was killed by Batista's forces; an autopsy revealed 21 bullet holes in his body.
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