Enrique Sáenz-Valiente
Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz-Valiente (born January 25, 1917 in Mar del Plata , † February 14, 1956 in Atos Pampa ) was an Argentine sports shooter and racing driver .
Marksman
Enrique Sáenz-Valiente was a successful sports shooter in the 1940s and 1950s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London , he achieved the silver medal in shooting with the rapid fire pistol at a distance of 25 meters behind the Hungarian Károly Takács . In this discipline he was four years later , at the Olympic Games in Helsinki , fourth. In 1947 he shot himself to the world title in Stockholm .
Racing career
Enrique Sáenz-Valiente was active as a men's driver in the 1950s . He was almost unbeatable in national Argentine sports car races between 1953 and 1955. In 21 starts he was victorious 14 times and came in second 3 times. His biggest success was the overall victory in the World Sportscar Championship in 1955 scoring 1000 km Buenos Aires . The partner in the Ferrari 375 Plus was his compatriot José-Maria Ibánez .
He died in a plane crash in February 1956.
statistics
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th |
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1955 | Ferrari 375 Plus | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | TAR | |
1 | ||||||||
1956 | Ferrari 375 Plus | BUA | SEB | MIM | ONLY | KRI | ||
DNF |
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sáenz-Valiente, Enrique |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Díaz Sáenz-Valiente, Carlos Enrique |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian marksman and racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mar del Plata |
DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1956 |
Place of death | Atos Pampas |