Zelmar Casco
Personal information
Born(1926-07-31)31 July 1926
La Plata, Argentina
Died5 September 2020(2020-09-05) (aged 94)[1]
Sport
SportFencing

Zelmar Roberto Casco (31 July 1926 – 5 September 2020) was an Argentine fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] His uncle was fellow fencer Horacio Casco.[3]

Casco died from COVID-19 in 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Falleció un destacado esgrimista olímpico platense" (in Spanish). Hoy. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Zelmar Casco Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Zelmar Casco". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Pesar en el esgrima platense: Falleció Zelmar Casco, quien fuera parte de los Juegos Olímpicos de 1964 - Red 92 | Cada Día Más !".
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