Eduardo Guerrero (rower)

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Eduardo Guerrero
Guerrero (left) and Tranquilo Cappozzo in 1952
Personal information
Born(1928-03-04)4 March 1928
Salto, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died17 August 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 87)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Double Sculls

Eduardo Guerrero (4 March 1928 – 17 August 2015) was an Argentine rower and Olympic champion who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Salto, Buenos Aires Province.

Guerrero participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he won gold medal in double sculls competition together with Tranquilo Cappozzo. That was for 52 years the last gold medal at Olympics for Argentina until the victories of Soccer and Basketball men teams in 2004 games.

Guerrero died on 17 August 2015 at the age of 87.[1]

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eduardo Guerrero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.