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Bernardo de la Guardia

Fencer

Born
14 April 1900, San José
Died
February 1970, Red Bank
Citizenship
Costa Rica
Sport
fencing
Occupation
fencer
Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Bernardo de los Ángeles de la Guardia y Tinoco (14 April 1900 – 21 February 1970) was a Costa Rican fencer. As a fencer, he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics as part of the Costa Rican delegation. He was the first athlete to compete for the nation at an Olympic Games.

He competed in the first round of the men's sabre event. He lost six matches and won one, not advancing to the quarterfinals. At the same games, he was a judge for the men's team sabre.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1936 Summer Olympics1936

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q4893987 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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