| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  Argentina
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
1948 London | 6 metre class |
Emilio Carlos Homps (September 28, 1914 – November 2, 2012) was an Argentine Olympic sailor who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class event, alongside teammates Enrique Sieburger, Sr., Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre, Rodolfo Rivademar, Julio Sieburger, and Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Born in San Pedro, Argentina, he was a member of the Yacht Club Olivos and received his Olympic ship, the Djinn, from the Argentine Navy. As a youth, he also swam, rowed, and played rugby union at the national level. In 2006 he was awarded an honorary diploma from the city of Vicente López for his lifelong successes in sport.
References
- ^ "Emilo Homps: "Aprendí a navegar en la Laguna de San Pedro"" (in Spanish). Tablero Deportivo. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- "Falleció un histórico olímpico". Noticias (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "Emilio Homps Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  | This article about an Argentine Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to sailing in Argentina is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1914 births
- 2012 deaths
- Argentine male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Argentina
- Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
- Olympic silver medalists for Argentina
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine Olympic medalist stubs
- Argentine sailing biography stubs