Emilio Carlos Homps (born September 28, 1914) is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 former Olympic

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 sailor

Sailor

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 who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 in London

London

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. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class event, alongside teammates Enrique Sieburger, Sr.

Enrique Sieburger, Sr.

Enrique Conrado Sieburger, Sr. was an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics....

, Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre

Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre

Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre is a Argentinan sailor. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...

, Rodolfo Rivademar

Rodolfo Rivademar

Rodolfo Rivademar is an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist.He was a member of the Argentine crew on Djinn that received a silver medal in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...

, Julio Sieburger

Julio Sieburger

Julio Christian Sieburger was an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics....

, and Enrique Sieburger, Jr.

Enrique Sieburger, Jr.

Enrique Conrado Sieburger, Jr. was an Argentinian sailor. He was born in Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province. He competed at the 1960 Olympics....

. Born in San Pedro, Buenos Aires Province, he was a member of the Yacht Club Olivos and received his Olympic ship, the Djinn, from the Argentine Navy

Argentine Navy

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. As a youth, he also swam

Swimming (sport)

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, rowed

Rowing (sport)

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, and played rugby union

Rugby union

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 at the national level. In 2006 he was awarded an honorary diploma from the city of Vicente López

Vicente López

Vicente López is a mainly residential neighbourhood in Vicente López Partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, it forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration...

for his lifelong successes in sport.