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 cavalry. He was several times the national fencing champion and was the Uruguayan representative in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in Berlin.Juegos Olimpicos

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1899 births Year of death missing Uruguayan male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Uruguay Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Uruguay-fencing-bio-stub