Bernardo de la Guardia

Bernardo de la Guardia
Personal information
Born(1900-04-14)April 14, 1900
San José, Costa Rica
Died21 February 1970(1970-02-21) (aged 69)
Sport
SportFencing

Bernardo de la Guardia (14 April 1900 – 21 February 1970) was a Costa Rican fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.[1] This was the first time that Costa Rica competed in the Summer Olympic Games. As the sole Costa Rican athlete at the 1936 Games, he was also the flag bearer for Costa Rica.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bernardo de la Guardia Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Bernardo de la Guardia". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 January 2022.