Jorge del Río Sálas
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Jorge Alberto del Río Sálas (born 30 October 1918) is an Argentinian sailor. Born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, he competed at four Olympics between 1948 and 1964.

He won silver at age 46 at the 1960 Olympics
Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 in the Mixed Three Person Keelboat (Dragon class
Dragon (keelboat)
thumbThe International Dragon is a one-design keelboat.The Dragon was designed by Norwegian Johan Anker in 1929. In 1948 the Dragon became an Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich Olympics in 1972...

), with Héctor Calegaris and his cousin Jorge Alberto Salas Chávez. His team had come fourth in the same event eight years earlier.

He is related to the Sieburger sailing clan by marriage. He married Marilyn Sieburger - the daughter of Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Enrique Conrado Sieburger, Sr. was an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics....

, sister of Carlos and Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Enrique Conrado Sieburger, Jr. was an Argentinian sailor. He was born in Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province. He competed at the 1960 Olympics....

, cousin of Roberto Sieburger
Roberto Sieburger
Roberto Guillermo Sieburger is an Argentinian sailor. Born in Buenos Aires, he competed at five Olympics between 1948 and 1968....

, and niece of Julio Sieburger
Julio Sieburger
Julio Christian Sieburger was an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics....

. Their son Sandro del Río Sieburger is a national Cadet class
Cadet (dinghy)
The Cadet is a junior trainer sailing dinghy designed by Jack Holt, in 1947, who was commissioned to design it by Yachting World-magazine.-Background:The boat is crewed by two people and sails with a bermuda rigged mainsail, jib and spinnaker...

sailing champion and marathon runner.
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