Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
| Medal record | ||
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| Sailing | ||
Representing  Argentina
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 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
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/enrique-sieburger-sr-1.html
- ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 31, 2008)
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1960/SAI/
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/SAI/mixed-5_5-metres.html