Ernesto Antonio Contreras Vásquez (19 June 1937 – 25 October 2020) was an Argentine cyclist.[1] He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won the Argentine National Road Race Championships in 1959, 1970 and 1971, as well as eight consecutive national pursuit championships from 1956 to 1963.
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| Full name | Ernesto Antonio Contreras Vásquez |
| Nickname | El Cóndor de América |
| Born | 19 June 1937 Mendoza, Argentina |
| Died | 25 October 2020 (aged 83) Mendoza, Argentina |
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| Role | Rider |
Contreras died in 2020 at the age of 83, after being hospitalized for a heart attack and also testing positive for COVID-19.[3] He was 83.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Ernesto Contreras". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Ernesto Contreras Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Murió Ernesto Antonio Contreras, el eterno Cóndor de América". Diario Huarpe. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "El Gobernador y otras personalidades de la política local despidieron a Ernesto "Cóndor" Contreras". losandes. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
External links edit
- Ernesto Contreras at Cycling Archives
- Ernesto Contreras at Olympedia
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