Jorge de Cárdenas Plá (2 November 1933 – 15 February 1989) was a Cuban Olympic sailor.
Biography
De Cárdenas was born in
Havana
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on 2 November 1933. He competed in three Olympic Games in the
Finn and
Star
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classes, in 1952 he finished 24th in the Finn class, in 1956 he finished 6th in the Star class crewing for his father
Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell and in 1960 he finished 13th in the Star class together with his brother
Carlos de Cárdenas Plá. He won a silver medal at the 1955 Star World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1956 edition.
De Cárdenas died in
Miami, Florida
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on 15 February 1989, at the age of 55.
References
1933 births
1989 deaths
Sportspeople from Havana
Star class sailors
Finn class sailors
Olympic sailors for Cuba
Cuban male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn
Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Star
Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Star
20th-century Cuban sportsmen
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